Richard, Edouard
Edouard Richard, France (1883-1955/6), works include: Jour de marché à Quimperlé. Richard was an Impressionist painter best known for his landscapes, waterfront scenes and flowers.
Archives: Pig Artists
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
Richards, Kirk
United States, (b. 1952) Circe (2004), oil on canvas 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.) About the Artist Kirk Richards (b. 1952) is a US painter. After graduation from West Texas State University, Richards studied with one of R. H. Ives Gammell’s protégés, Richard Lack, in the latter’s Minneapolis atelier. Richards is primarily … Read more
Rivière, Briton
British, (1840-1920) Circe and the Companions of Ulysses (1871), oil on canvas 26.97 x 51.18 in. (68.5 x 130 cm.) Editor’s Note: Be sure to read Circe rediscovered after a century for the curious details of how this painting disappeared from public view for over a century. An illustration of this painting appears in Character … Read more
Robinson, W. Heath
British, (1872-1944) In one moment they were turned into swine (1906), color illustration from: Stories From The Odyssey Told To The Children by Jeanie Lang. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack (1906) About the Artist William Heath Robinson, signed as W. Heath Robinson, (1872-1944) was a British cartoonist and book illustrator and the author/illustrator of two … Read more
Rops, Félicien
Félicien Rops, Belgian, (1833-1898), Pornokrates or La Dame au cochon and La Tentation de St-Antoine or The Temptation of St. Anthony.
Roussin, Victor-Marie
Victor-Marie Roussin, France (1812-1903), works include: Les noces de Corentin Le Guerveur et d’Anne-Marie Kerinvel. Roussin was a painter and lawyer. His subjects are almost all of Breton inspiration – landscapes, seascapes and scenes from everyday life rendered with great tenderness.
Roux-Champion, Victor Joseph
Victor Joseph Roux-Champion, France (1871-1953), works include: Gardien de porc. Roux-Champion was a painter, watercolorist, printmaker and engraver. He was born Joseph Victor Roux and adopted the pseudonym “Victor Joseph Roux-Champion” to sign his works. It is for his watercolors and printmaking that Roux-Champion is best known.
Roy, Louis
Louis Roy, France (1862-1907). works include: Paysan gardant ses cochons. Roy was a painter and engraver and professional printer. He was a friend of Paul Gauguin, who invited him to participate in the Exhibition of the Impressionists and painters Synthetists Volpini coffee in 1889 and hired him to pull impressions off Gauguins Noa Noa woodcuts for an alternative look to Gauguins’ own earlier prints.
Russell, George William (Æ or A.E.)
Ireland, (1867-1935) Caricature of Y.B. Yeats and the Black Pig (1898), pen and ink Robert W. Woodruff Library for Advanced Studies, Emory University Editor’s Note: This drawing is part of a letter Russell wrote to Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory, a mutual friend of Yeats and himself. For additional background on this work read Russell, Gregory, … Read more
Ruthart, Carl
German, (1630-1703) Ulysses at the Palace of Circe (1667), oil on canvas 34.9 x 47.9 in. (88.7 x 121.7 cm.) J. Paul Getty Museum Editor’s Note: The tiny figures of Ulysses, Circe, and her entourage are secondary to the magnificently decorated palace, the lush landscape, and the assortment of lively animals. This painting is a … Read more