Dog Paintings Versus Real Pet Dogs

Many generations have passed but portraits of favorite dogs have been honored in the sturdy walls of many an English drawing room.

But this time, we get to see the paintings of the pedigreed pets hung usually in New York living room walls while their real life counterparts are sighted strolling through the paths of Central Park and other places.

Portraits of pet dogs be they beribboned or with leather collars, at a playful stance or at a restful mode, there is no erasing the fact that these canvases have become so in demand thanks to the popularity of English style interior along with the longstanding devotion of people to the animals known as man's best friend.

The Englishman's dog has always been close to his heart and has often taken pride of a place over family portraits. Pictures described as hunting, shooting and racing canine portraits always sell since 1961, when the auction house started the sale of these.

A portrait showcasing a Newfoundland which was a white and black dog was sold by the prolific painter for a record breaking price to a man who was so much into art pieces with sporting orientations.

As you behold paintings from the 18th and mostly 19th centuries, you can easily feel that you have been transported to another era or place in time.

Not many are aware that those who aspire for activities well beyond their social range like hunting, or perhaps shooting with jackets, hounds and horses that are the ones who are fond of these art pieces.

Believing that there are tons of dog painting lovers out there, an antiques dealer and interior designer opened her own little art shop in the Manhattan district. And what you can expect from the blue and white walls of this shop are a few horse and cow portraits but many dog paintings.

Art collections is divided by two kinds of people. The first would be those who wants to get the painting to complement its real life counterpart.

Second would be the type of people who have a firm grasp on the kind of breed and is entitled to become extremely picky about the painting, wanting to see if it is correct anatomically. Sometimes, people prefer having dogs in paintings instead of live barking ones.

Taking these dogs out for a walk or for a feast is no longer needed. Having bought his first two dog portraits in London, an interior designer and dog lover regretted it then believing it to be nonsensical but with it now becoming difficult to find collectors' items which are also expensive, he has changed his mind.

Now, he has a proud array of these canine dogs some hanging in taffeta bows at his Manhattan homes all 75 of these masterpieces.

Similar to the fashio women's jackets ns in some real dogs on a constant change, many thing that some dog breeds are more in demand than others, despite dealers stating that the painting quality and name of the artist dictate the price entirely.

Back then, it would only be Cavalier King Charles Spaniel portraits being in demand but now, there is an influx of people asking for ones with Scotties, Cairns and even West Highland Terriers. Through a portrait of your German Shepherd, you can get to sit with him as long as you like.

A dealer of dog paintings states that the years between 1850 and 1920 saw the heyday of dog paintings and he did so as he stayed in his small one bedroom space in Manhattan which also serves as his office.

He remembers how so many people looking for King Charles spaniels, Chinese shar peis as well as portraits of terriers flooded him for a while. But he was flooded by requests for paintings of doberman pinschers, about 10 of them.

When asked if he has ever held a Doberman painting, he answers that this breed got developed only during the late 1880s and are such a recent breed so this is why there are practically no good paintings of them.

Periodically, this artist spearheads special auctions of sporting themed paintings. Most of the bidders have done their designs based on the look of a famous fashion designer while those who hunt and race, are with country homes.

A lady who served a huge network as female advertising account executive decided to get herself a nice Spaniel painting upon gazing at an alluring black and white photograph of a dog.

To match the painting, she spent her waiting time by buying an actual spaniel, with a ruby red coat.

The painting turned out to be a black and tan King Charles breed leaving her with unmatched canines but she still kept both after waiting for the portrait to arrive after three months.