Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
Charles Cottet, French, (1863-1925) – works include: Vente des porcs [Sale of pigs]. Cottet was a painter and printmaker and is best known for his forceful and firmly designed scenes of life on the Brittany coast and the ordinary lives of the Breton people.
Canada, (1868-1932) Truffle Hunters (20th century), aquatint in color 7.4 x 10.3 in. (18.7 x 26.1 cm.) California State Library About the Artist John Wesley Cotton, Canadian, (1868-1932). John Cotton was a painter and etcher born in Toronto, Canada. He attended the Chicago Art Institute and studied art in London in 1911 with E. Marsdon … Read more
France, (1819-1877) The Little Swine-Maiden (c. 1849), oil on canvas 59.5 x 51.6 in. (151 x 131 cm.) E.G. Buhrle Foundation Collection, Zurich The Peasants of Flagey Returning from the Fair, Ornans (cc. 850 – 55), oil on canvas 101.2 x 80.7 in. (257 x 205 cm.) Musée des Beaux-Arts, Besançon About the Artist Gustave … Read more
France, (1815-1879) A Realist (1865), oil on canvas 14.9 x 18.1 in. (38 x 46 cm.) Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Editor’s Note: [from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam] “This canvas by the French artist Thomas Couture can be interpreted as a satire on Realism. Couture was critical of this new direction in painting, which preferred … Read more
Joseph Crawhall, England, (1861-1913), works include: Pigs at a trough, Study of Pigs. Crawhall was an painter who worked in oils, watercolors and pastels. He was a member of the “Glasgow Boys,” and had a great fondness for birds, horses and other animals as subjects in his work.
Dutch, (1584-1669) The Virgin and the Jesus Child with the Saints Domenica, Antoine, Augustin, Monique, Dorothée and Barbe (c. 1638 – 1648), oil-base paint on fabric 106.3 x 152.4 in. (270 cm X 387 cm.) Musée du Louvre Editor’s Note: Below is a close up of the pig above: About the Artist Gaspard de Crayer, … Read more
Léon Crémière, France, (1831-1872), works include: Cochon couché avec un homme à côté, Cochon couché de face and Cochon couché profil gauche. Crémière was a portrait photographer, but he is best known for his photographs of animals, especially sporting dogs.
Italy, (fl. after 1451; d. by 1479) Saint Anthony Abbot (1469), tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment Leaf: 3.2 x 4.25 in. (7.9 x 10.8 cm.) Getty Museum, Los Angeles Editor’s Note: The image of St. Anthony here is from the illuminated manuscript known today as the “Gualenghi-d’Este Hours.” As most books … Read more
George Cruikshank, England, (1792-1878) works include: The Pig-faced Lady of Manchester Square, N – Nightmare, Z – Zoophyte. Cruikshank was a caricaturist and book illustrator who was famous for his sociopolitical caricatures of English life, royalty, and politicians.
Rékassy Csaba, Hungary (1937-1989), works include: XIV Ulixes és Circe. Csaba was a graphic artist and painter. His mature drawings and engravings displayed meticulous craftsmanship as well as other humorously absurd details.