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For so many generations, the most loved dogs stood at a special part of many an English drawing room. But this time, we get to see the paintings of the pedigreed pets hung usually in New York living room walls while their real life counterparts are sighted strolling through the paths of Central Park and other places. No matter if a dog is at play, at rest, have a collar of leather of cute ribbons, if he is in a canvas, there will be so many takers and this is all due to the fact that English style interiors have become increasingly popular as people remain steadfastly devoted to canines, known also as man's very best friend.

Englishmen regard their dogs highly, giving them places in their family as these are close to their hearts. Those he described as hunting, racing, shooting and doggy pictures have sold increasingly well since the auction house started to sell sporting paintings in 1961. Record price sale was achieved by the prolific artist after he sold the portrait of a black and white dog known as a Newfoundland, to a man who was a sporting artist.

You get to head to another era when you are surrounded by paintings from the 18th and mostly 19th centuries. The vast number of individuals that keep on buying these things are those who like being associated with things that are just beyond their social range, and these could include shooting with jackets and hounds and horses or simply some hunting sprees. If truth be told, an antiques dealer who is also an interior designer states that there are so many dog painting enthusiasts so the led to her opening a Manhattan shop. And this place neatly showcases dog paintings on its blue and white walls with a few ones of cows and horses.

When collectors come into the picture, expect two kinds. The first type on the list are people who want to get their hands on the painting as it is like the breed of what they have. And the second are the people who want to see if the painting is anatomically correct as they know the breed in and out. Sometimes dog paintings are a substitute for the real thing. Feeding them or taking them out for a walk won't be necessary. One interior designer who was very much into dogs recounted the time when he bought his first two dog portraits, dismissing it to have been quite silly when he was in London but now he marvels at how so many people want to get their hands on these rare and expensive pieces.

The decorator now has about 75 dog paintings, some hanging from taffeta bows in his Manhattan apartment. Eve with the emphasis made by art dealers and specialists on the painting's quality along with the name of the artist setting the price, there are those who still insist that like the ever changing fashions of canines, some portraits of dogs are simply more in demand than some other types. If Cavalier King Charles Spaniel paintings used to be the only in demand dog paintings, we can now see a growth of people asking for ones with West Highland Terriers, Scotties and Cairn dogs as subjects. And you could sit forever with a painting of a German shepherd.

It was revealed that the heyday of dog painting was from 1850 to 1920 by a dealer that sells dog paintings right from his modest space in the area of Manhattan. At some point, he got bombarded with so many inquiries from people looking for pictures of Chinese shar peis, King Charles spaniels as well as adorable terrier dogs. But he was flooded by requests for paintings of doberman pinschers, about 10 of them. When asked if he has ever held a Doberman painting, he answers that this breed got developed only during the late 1880s and are such a recent breed so this is why there are practically no good paintings of them.

This great artist gets to hold special sporting painting auctions from time to time. There are those bidders that participate in the auction with their decorations based on the appearance of a famous designer of fashion and then there are the others who reside in countryside houses and are so much into racing and even hunting. A major TV station's account executive decided to get herself, after poring through a nice black and white photograph, a cute spaniel portrait. While waiting for the painting to arrive from England, she bought a real ruby spaniel to match. When the dog finally arrived after three months of waiting it turned to be a King Charles black and tan breed so she got unmatched dogs and this was not how she expected it to be.

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