Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
United States, (fl. 2010) Circe offering her potion (ndg.), pastel on Wallis sanded paper 12 ×18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.) Editor’s Note: In describing this work Moon says: Another Klimt inspired mythological piece. This is of the great witch/goddess of the Odyssey, Circe. In this I imagined the moment Odysseus comes and accuses Circe … Read more
Gustave Moreau, France (1826-1898), works include: Porc couché and Etude de porc couché. Moreau was a Symbolist painter whose main emphasis was the illustration of biblical and mythological figures, and he also chose his subjects from history, religion, legend and fancy. Moreau became a professor at Paris’ École des Beaux-Arts after 1891 and his teaching was highly popular. Among his students were Henri Matisse and Georges Rouault.During his lifetime, Moreau produced more than 8,000 paintings, watercolors, cartoons and drawings.
France, (1856-1913) Jeunes Bretonnes dans la lande [Young Bretons in the moor] (c. 1891), oil on canvas 33 x 45.3 in. (84 x 115 cm.) Los Angeles County Museum of Art Editor’s Note: I would like to thank Grillion http://doudou.gheerbrant.com/blog2/ at her blog on art and life in Brittany for introducing me to Moret and … Read more
France, (1883-1971) Circe (1904), oil on canvas 37.8 x 29.9 in. (96 x 76 cm.) Private collection About the Artist Gustave Adolphe Mossa (French, 1883-1971) was a French painter. His father, Alexis Mossa (1844-1926), was himself a painter from Nice who produced many posters for the Carnival of Nice. Also known as Gustav Adolf Mossa, … Read more
Austria, (1874-1954) Schweineschlachten [Slaughtering pigs] (1920), etching 6.4 x 9.4 in. (16.3 x 23.8 cm.) Private collection Schweineschlachten II [Slaughtering pigs #2] (1922), oil on panel Private collection Circe (1922-24), oil on canvas 78.7 x 59.1 in.(200 x 150 cm.) Private collection Das kleine schwein [The little pig] (1912), charcoal on paper 7.5 x 5.9 … Read more
Britain, (1878-1959) Pigs In A Wood, Cornwall (c. 1912 – 1917), oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.) Castle House / Munnings Museum, Dedham, Essex Farmyard with Pigs (ndg.), oil on canvas 13 x 17.2 in. (33 x 43.5 cm.) Private Collection Pigs At New Market (ndg.), oil on board 19.5 … Read more
N. K. Fairbank & Co., advertising trade cards – Anonymous, United States, (c. 1880-1890). The Fairbank Co. successfully used a long series of pig-themed trade cards to advertise their lard products.
Matthijs Naiveu, Dutch (1647-1726), works include: Circe and Odysseus. Naiveu was a Dutch Baroque Era painter. His works were primarily genre pieces.
Kermit Oliver, United States (b. 1943), works includes: Circe and A Swine Before a Silvered Bowl of River Pearls. Oliver is a painter known for narrative painting incorporating mystical, mythological and religious themes.
Netherlands, (c.1472-1533) Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi (1517), oil on panel 32.7 x 9.8 in. (83 x 25 cm.) Rijks Museum, Amsterdam Editor’s Note: The work featured here shows the outer doors of the Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi. In its original position in an Amsterdam church during the 16th century, … Read more