Bespoke Pet Portraits for the Art & Design Minded
Studio Linnaeus is a Brooklyn-based art studio specializing in bespoke animal portraiture — from intimate pet portraits (including memorial pet portraits) to dramatic wildlife studies — all realized as museum-quality archival prints. Led by an artist with a three-decade career in contemporary art, the studio reinterprets art-historical traditions through a distinctly modern lens.
At Studio Linnaeus, every custom pet portrait is conceived as an original artwork — client photographs are used solely as reference, never traced or replicated. Artworks take shape through a considered interplay of digital and manual processes — if AI is used, it is only to generate raw material that remains inert until shaped by the artist. Every personalized pet portrait is informed by a deep understanding of art history and a fluency in the principles that have guided the creation of masterpieces in animal portraiture across centuries — anatomy, color, composition, light, and symbolism — all in service of capturing not only likeness, but the presence and spirit of each animal.
Every portrait is meticulously color-calibrated for tonal accuracy and dynamic range, then printed on the finest 300gsm (thick) archival cotton papers from Hahnemühle, Canson, or Moab. Standard commissions are presented in signature mid-century modern frames, hand-crafted from premium American walnut using nail-free joinery. Custom-sized prints can be shipped directly to your local framer. Each work is completed with a custom label on the verso bearing your and your pet’s details, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. We ship pet portraits worldwide.
