The work, titled The Spanish Pointer, is believed to be the first canine painting by Stubbs, dating from between 1766 and 1768, and marks a turning point in the social appreciation of dogs.

In these portraits, dogs are wearing fashionable collars that they can be proud of. “I wanted to take that post-surgery humiliation — that saddest moment for every pet — and twist it into ...

a Scituate artist began painting portraits of Sterling and other dogs facing similar isolation. Eileen Whelan has helped boost the adoption chances of shelter dogs across New England and now has ...

“The Spanish Pointer” is the artist’s earliest dog painting and is considered one of his most famous pieces of work, according to Sotheby’s. “It is always very exciting when a painting ...

shows the trio her new painting. It’s of an older man with wavy white hair, sitting on a boat with his two dogs and looking as bemused about the 3 a.m. dinner party as the gangsters. Tommy ...

NEW YORK -- An artist has made sketching portraits of pets and animals his calling -- painting everything from cats and dogs to farm animals and bulls. Artist Ben Lenovitz makes his living at ...