Adorn your walls with your favorite animal, bring back memories of an old friend, or whatever your reason may be for choosing a piece of
dog photo or painting, you can find great dog prints from MasterPrints.com. Explore a large selection of various dog breed prints like
Labrador Retrievers, Dalmatians, German Shepherds,
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Bullmastiff Art
Bull mastiff art is popular among art lovers who enjoy
large dog prints for their home and personal collections. These large canines have captured the hearts of those interested in
dog art because of the confidence and gentility that these works of art have brought to the category of
canine artwork.
Bull mastiffs were originally bred to defend large estates from poachers and are still used as loving defenders of the home today, a quality which is widely represented in
bull mastiff canvas art. The name bull mastiff comes from the two breeds that this hybrid was developed from: the bulldog and the English mastiff. Breeders wanted a dog that was swift and able to cover long distances like the mastiff but wanted more of the aggressively protective nature that was seen in bulldogs. These qualities are seen in the confident and self-assured depictions that are seen throughout the
large dog paintings that depict these canines.
Most
bull mastiff art prints were developed during the modern art movement. However, traditional artists like Vero Shaw painted these stalwart canines as early as 1880, when bull mastiffs were first gaining popularity among the upper classes.
Traditional dog art featuring bull mastiffs generally dealt with their original calling and featured the large furry canines surrounded by English estates and rolling countryside, as seen in Shaw's work 'Mastiff'.
Modern
animal artists choose to focus on the diverse aspects of the bull mastiff personality. A fearless protector and curious companion, artists like Dean Russo use their
bull mastiff pop art to show the conflicting aspects of the bull mastiffs loving nature and the aggressive instincts that were bred into this canine. Other artists, such as
surreal dog art aficionado Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, choose to highlight the bull mastiff’s social and easygoing nature. This aspect can be seen in his
dog artwork, 'Dogs Playing Poker' which has become one of the most well-known and infamous examples of
canine fine art available to modern animal lovers and enthusiasts.
