Wolf Love Painting

Restraint is the point

Most art sold under the heading of love is sentimental. This is not, and that is why it survives being lived with.

The composition is clean and the palette narrow: two wolves in profile leaning in from opposite sides until their noses meet, worked in black and white, with a pale disc of light low behind them. Nothing here asks you to feel anything in particular, which leaves room to actually look at it.

What the wolf brings to the subject

The association is earned rather than decorative. Wolf pairs commonly stay together for life, and a wild pack is a breeding pair with their offspring rather than a ranked group of rivals.

There is also a courtship. Pairs spend weeks in each other's company before mating, and dispersing wolves will travel enormous distances to find a mate rather than settling for proximity. Our article on what alpha really means covers the family structure that follows.

As a gift

This and the couple pieces are the ones that get bought for anniversaries and weddings. They hold up better than the usual options because the image is not shouting about the occasion.

Sizes and framing

• Small, Medium and Large
• With Frame: ready to hang
• Without Frame: simple canvas, needs mounting

See the painting size chart and our wolf painting range.

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