Someone like Landseer, for example, painted (animals) like they were human, which is why we can relate to them. Landseer combines an acute observation of animal behavior with qualities more human in nature.
When someone is doing scientific illustrations, that person is an artist.
People sell the art I'm interested in because they need money and they don't want the rest of the world to know they need money. That's often true for pictures sold at auction.
Pet keeping became a real fad in the 19th century and of course we never let up. Dogs are the star of the show.
