Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
Spain, (1904-1989) Woman with Pig [from the series of etchings inspired by Goethe’s “Faust”] (1969), copper etching with hand coloring 13.5 x 9.75 in. (34.3 x 24.8 cm.) Pig and Pepper [from a series of heliogravuresinterpreting Lewis Carol’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland] (1969), heliogravure from an original gouache 15.6 x 10.5 in. (39.6 x 26.7 … Read more
France, (1808-1879) La Tentation [the Temptation] (1835), lithograph 8.6 x 11 in. (21.9 x 27.9 cm.) [image] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Le Boucher [the Butcher] (ndg.), charcoal, pen, and black ink Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Le Charcutier [the Pork Butcher] (ndg.), lithograph with hand coloring Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco … Read more
Italy, (first published in 1374) Circe turns Odysseus’ companions into swine from: Boccaccio’s De claris mulieribus(BNF Fr. 598, fol.54v) (1361-1362), illumination(anonymous illustrator) La Bibliothèque nationale de France Circe turns Odysseus’ companions into animals from: Boccaccio’s De claris mulieribusGerman translation published by Johannes Zaine (1473) (1473), woodcut, hand colored(anonymous illustrator) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven About the Artist Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) … Read more
United States, (fl. 1990-2010) Circe (2001), original is acrylic on canvas illustration from:Animerotics: A Forbidden Cabaret in 26 Acts.Portland: Collectors Press (2001). (untitled) from the artist’s series:Nighttime in Wonderland (2009), oil on artist board 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.) Richard Sells the Phonograph illustration from:Christmas Secret.New York: Simon & Schuster (1991). Napoleon’s … Read more
Henri Delavallée, French, (1862-1943), works include: Bretonne au cochon or Au bord de la rivière. Delavallée was a French impressionist painter and engraver and the husband of the painter Gabrielle Moreau. He was also a friend Gauguin and Bernard and worked with Camille Pissarro.
France, (1821-1900) Revitaillement:Paris and its outposts during the Siege 1870-1871 (19th – 20th century), etching 9.4 x 6.3 in. (23.8 x 15.8 cm.) Fine Art Museums of San Francisco About the Artist Léopold Desbrosses, French, (1821-1900). French painter and graphic artist, he studied under Delaroche and Corot. Desbrosses first exhibited at the Salon in 1848 … Read more
Anonymous – Netherlands, (c. 1425-30) Boar and Bear Hunt [from the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries] (cc. 425-30), woven tapestry with wool warp and weft 33.5 x 15.9 ft. (10.2 x 4.85 m.) Victoria and Albert Museum Click on the numbered thumbnails matching the sections of the image map below to view details of these three sections … Read more
Emile Alfred Dezaunay, French (1854-1938/1940), works include: Jeunes Bretonnes et leurs cochons en laisse près de la rivière. Dezaunay was a painter who also worked in print-making, drawing and watercolors. In much of his work, he adopted a very distinctive technique with swirling brushstrokes and flickering colors.
United States (b. 1957) Circe / disgruntled pigs (1995/6), oil on glass 24″ x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm.) Making the Grade I (2006), oil on glass 6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm.) Promenade II (2006), oil on glass 9 x 9 in. (22.9 x 22.9 cm.) All Dressed Up (2006), oil … Read more
Gustave Doré, France (1832-1883), works include Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and Nouveaux Contes de Fées Pour les Petits Enfants by Comtesse de Ségur. Doré was an artist, printmaker, illustrator and sculptor.