Happiness may be a warm puppy, but as these prints show, even a dog in print is cause for joy. And while dogs in art are nothing new, each of these pieces features man's best friend while also being attractive and modern — often a hard thing to find where dogs and art are concerned.
After all, there's a lot of cheesy breed-specific dog art out there, as well as the infamous poker-playing dogs of C.M. Coolidge. Luckily for those of of us who love dogs and need art, a little digging can turn up nice, reasonably-priced photographs, letterpress, and prints for our homes.
1. Dogs brave a snow-filled Prospect Park in this gorgeous photo by Joseph O. Holmes. Nethermead print, $50-$100 at 20x200.
2. A classic photograph from the Burns Archive of a geisha and her playful dog. $270-$420 at Lumas.
3. Dolman Geiman's pastel-hued Dog Show print. $25 at The Inglenook Decor.
4. An exuberant welcome is captured on a print by Mareike Auer. $20 at Little Paper Planes.
5. A dog runs against the edge of the woods in this graphic, striking print. $15 at thedor's Etsy Shop.
6. The dog really isn't the focus of this Rifle Paper Co print, but he sure does look cute in his wagon. Monsters in the Bushes print, $20 at Rifle Paper Co.
7. An elegant, neutral-toned letterpress print of a woman with her dogs. $15 at Pistachio Press's Etsy Store.
8. A vintage WPA poster starring a confident, sprightly terrier. $25-$230 at Print Collection.
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We have a couple of dog related art pieces in our house. I recently bought an Etsy print for my art room (seen here) that not only featured a dog, but proceeds went to the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter. Love it!
I think art and ads with dogs are becoming more popular. I am not surprised peoples pets have become more like members of the family, at least thats how it is in my house;)
i painted a picture of my pugs face surrounded by a sunburst-esque background and it hangs in my bedroom, and another one with different colors of my roomie's boston terrier is in the foyer. dog themed art? a-ok for me.
That WPA poster is a riot!
Shorpy has great vintage dog photographs. You can buy prints or download the high-res files to print yourself:
http://www.shorpy.com/dog-pictures-and-dog-photos
These are my favorites:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/6686
http://www.shorpy.com/node/411
http://www.shorpy.com/node/5069
My favorite he is a local artist in SF. He has done work for the New Yorker and Bark mag. I have one of his pieces.
http://www.markulriksen.com/mostly-dogs.html
What a lovely idea to give your friend anything dog related (sculpture, print, figurine, etc.) as a housewarming present. As I have done animal rescue for over thirty years, fostered many dogs (and a few cats, although I am allergic) I have collected dog related art for years, photos of dogs I've fostered and those that became family members. I now live in a small apartment with a small dog and rotate mt dog art from time to time and from room to room. My lastest venture (a "themed" room which I shutter having never wanted a themed room) is my bathroom. It started with a lithograph (I helped the artist to print back in the late 70's) of a red fire hydrant which hangs over the toliet, on top of the toliet is a bronze of an English Pointer and I have a small shelf with various dogs displayed. Some are vintage toys, figurines (goofy looking ones), a couple from the 30's & 40's and from different countries. Although I do not normally care for themed rooms, I always smile when I go in that room.