Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
British/American, (1899-1989) Song of Praise to the Dead Hog (20th Cent.), wood engraving image 5.6 x 5.4 in. (14.2 x 13.7 cm.) Private collection, also published in Southern Harvest. Macmillan, New York (1942) December – The Fat Stock Market (1933), wood engraving image: 8 x 10.25 in. (20.3 x 26.1 cm.) Private collection Hog Killing … Read more
René Levrel, France, (1900-1981), works include: Marché aux cochons. Levrel was a painter who excelled in both oils and watercolors. He was part of Post-Impressionism, and the Figurative movement after the WWI. He lived and painted in Algeria, the South of France, Paris, and spent his later life between Paris and Brittany.
French. (1865-1953) La magicienne Circé [The sorceress Circe] (1897), pastel on paper Private collection Cinq études de têtes de cochons [Five studies of pig heads] sheet from a hardcover sketchpad (ndg.), blue Conté crayon on paper 9.6 x 11.8 in. (22.9 x 30 cm.) Musée du Louvre About the Artist Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (1865-1953) was a … Read more
Dutch, (1489/94-1533) Temptation of Saint Anthony (c. 1509), oil Musé d’Art Ancien, Brussels About the Artist Lucas van Leyden, Dutch, (1489/94-1533). His real name was Lucas Hugensz (also spelled: Jacobsz). Van Leyden was an engraver and painter, mainly active in the city of his birth – Leiden. He is primarily known for his etchings and … Read more
J.C. Leyendecker (1874-1951), works include: Christmas Boar and Dinner is served. Leyendecker was a U.S. commercial art illustrator. His work and this work helped define the modern magazine cover as a unique art form.
Charles Augustin Lhermitte, France (1881-1945), works include: Porcs dans une cour de ferme, Bretagne, femme gardant des cochons #1 and Bretagne, femme gardant des cochons #2. Charles Lhermitte was the son of the realist painter Lèon Lhermitte (1844-1925) and worked in photography for about twenty years.
Leon Augustin Lhermitte, French, (1844-1925), works include: Interior of a Butcher Shop, Au village and Celui qui fait les frais de la fête. Leon Lhermitte was a leading member of the school of Social Realism, Lhermitte painted almost exclusively, scenes taken from rural life. Lhermitte worked in oil, pastels, charcoal and etchings.
Great Britain, (1846-1900) The Swineherd (1892), etching image 7″ X 4 1/2″ (17.8 x 11.4 cm.) Dundee Free Library About the Artist William Ewart (W.E.) Lockhart, (1846-1900), British. Though he suffered from ill health all his life, Lockhart was a skilled and prolific painter of portraits, landscapes and genre scenes. Lockhart, fascinated by Spain and … Read more
Italy, (1373-1452) St. Anthony and St. Stephen (c. 1400 – 1450), tempera and gold leaf on poplar wood 60.5 x 21.5 in. (153.7 x 54.6 cm.) Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Editor’s Note: Here is a close up of the pig above: About the Artist Bicci di Lorenzo, Italian, (1373-1452). Bicci di Lorenzo was … Read more
England, (c. 1325-35) Roasting meats on a spit (folio 206v) tempera colors and ink on vellum full page: 14.3 x 9.6 in. (36.0 by 24.5 cm.) The British Library Carving and serving the meal (folio 207v) tempera colors and ink on vellum full page: 14.3 x 9.6 in. (36.0 by 24.5 cm.) The British Library … Read more