Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
France, (1648-1719) Circe and the companions of Ulysses (1693), copper engraving illustration from:Fables Choisies of Jean de La Fontaine.Barbin & Thierry (1694). About the Artist Nicolas Guerard (1648-1719) was a French publisher and master engraver and etcher of book illustrations, pattern books and maps. [DES-01/11]
British, (1858-1919) Circe (1893), rotogravureof original oil on canvas Private collection The Farm Girl (ndg.), oil on canvas Private collection About the Artist Arthur Hacker (1858-1919) was a British painter of portraits, genre, and allegorical, religious, ancient history and mythological painting. In his career he changed his painting style several times. Beginning with a variety … Read more
Alexandra de Hadeln-Balaceano, Romania, (1911-1977), works include: The pig market, Upton. Hadeln-Balaceano was a Romanian sculptor, painter and print publishers.
Sebastian Haines, United States (contemporary), works include: Circe’s Toast. Haines is a self-taught artist. He paints primarily in the tarot, mythology and fantasy genres.
Harold Harvey, England, (1874-1941), works include: Feeding Time. Harvey was a painter of the Newlyn School. He specialized in scenes of working class Cornish fishermen, farmers and miners as well as Cornish landscapes. Harvey was married to fellow artist Gertrude Bodinnar.
Sweden/United States, (1875-1952) The Pig Woman – A Southern Idyll 1932), oil on canvas 42 x 40.5 in. (106.7 x 102.9 cm.) Private collection About the Artist Knute Heldner, Swedish/United States, (1875-1952). Knute Heldner was a painter and woodcarver who spent the latter part of his career in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA after emigrating from … Read more
Bartholomeus van der Helst, Netherlands, (c.1613-1670)
works include: Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam and Child with a Spoon. Helst was a leading portrait painter of the Dutch Golden Age. In addition he also painted a genre and allegorical scenes.
France, (1818-1879) Femme puisant de l’eau dans un abreuvoir (Woman drawing water from a trough) (ndg.), pen and brown ink and wash with watercolor over graphite on paper 4.4 x 6.1 in. (11.2 x 15.4 cm.) Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Editor’s Note: Here is a close up of the pig above: Femme avec … Read more
Winslow Homer, United States, (1836-1910), art works include: Bermuda Settlers. Homer was one of the finest and most influential American painters of the 19th century.
United States, (1824-1879) French Peasant Woman with Pig (c. 1853), oil on panel 17.3 x 10.8 in. (43.81 x 27.3 cm.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston About the Artist William Morris Hunt, United States, (1824-1879), studied with Couture in Paris and then came under the influence of Jean-François Millet and the Barbizon school. Returning to … Read more