Animal

Painting, Just Do It, Patricia Dubois

Just Do It

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 116 x 73 x 3.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.4 inch

$2,860

Print, Dignity Colibri Red & Gold, Ernesto Yerena Montejano

Dignity Colibri Red & Gold

Ernesto Yerena Montejano

Print - 20.3 x 25.4 x 0.1 cm Print - 8 x 10 x 0 inch

$223

Painting, Aigle philippin, Docteur Bergman

Aigle philippin

Docteur Bergman

Painting - 40 x 78 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch

$785

Painting, Les petites sardines, Dany Soyer

Les petites sardines

Dany Soyer

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$549

Painting, Business Woman, Katia Ferrari

Business Woman

Katia Ferrari

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$1,009

Painting, Animals Business, Katia Ferrari

Animals Business

Katia Ferrari

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$1,009

Painting, Girl with Dog, Antonio Feltrinelli

Girl with Dog

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$12,332

Painting, Untitled 91, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 91

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 50 x 70 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$1,250

Print, La Fête est finie, Philippe Achermann

La Fête est finie

Philippe Achermann

Print - 18 x 24 cm Print - 7.1 x 9.4 inch

$67

Painting, Le Renard, Les Mouches et le Hérisson, Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Le Renard, Les Mouches et le Hérisson

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$7,287

Painting, The Blue Sky Above, Christopher Rainham

The Blue Sky Above

Christopher Rainham

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,519

Sculpture, Taureau, Jean Amiel

Taureau

Jean Amiel

Sculpture - 35 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch

$5,381

Sculpture, Hippopotame, Jean Amiel

Hippopotame

Jean Amiel

Sculpture - 25 x 33 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13 x 5.9 inch

$5,381

Sculpture, Pélican au grand bec, Jean Amiel

Pélican au grand bec

Jean Amiel

Sculpture - 30 x 22 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.7 x 5.9 inch

$2,522

Photography, The Woman with the Gulls, Alain Le Chapelier

The Woman with the Gulls

Alain Le Chapelier

Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$874

Sculpture, Les Suricates - Red, Mauro Corda

Les Suricates - Red

Mauro Corda

Sculpture - 16 x 6.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 2.6 x 2.4 inch

$314

Painting, Bathing, Kamsar Ohanyan

Bathing

Kamsar Ohanyan

Painting - 26 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 10.2 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$336

Painting, Miss Clémentine, Véronique Clanet

Miss Clémentine

Véronique Clanet

Painting - 65 x 57 cm Painting - 25.6 x 22.4 inch

$3,475

Print, Sans titre 15, Joan Brossa

Sans titre 15

Joan Brossa

Print - 50 x 38 cm Print - 19.7 x 15 inch

$504

Print, El Coyote, Lorenzo Mattotti

El Coyote

Lorenzo Mattotti

Print - 60.6 x 70 cm Print - 23.9 x 27.6 inch

$448

Painting, Anniversary - Contemporary self portrait, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Anniversary - Contemporary self portrait

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch

$2,803

Sculpture, Puppy, Jeff Koons

Puppy

Jeff Koons

Sculpture - 43.2 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 17 x 11 x 0.2 inch

$16,256

Painting, Flying Dragon Floating Cloud, Hongda

Flying Dragon Floating Cloud

Hongda

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,444

Painting, Supernatural Tortoise, Hongda

Supernatural Tortoise

Hongda

Painting - 44 x 96 x 4 cm Painting - 17.3 x 37.8 x 1.6 inch

$2,466

Sculpture, Poule faisane, François Galoyer

Poule faisane

François Galoyer

Sculpture - 46 x 40 x 15.5 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15.7 x 6.1 inch

$8,408

Sculpture, Chouette Hulotte, François Galoyer

Chouette Hulotte

François Galoyer

Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch

$5,830

Painting, Resilient Spirit, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Resilient Spirit

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,800 $3,420

Painting, Hyenas, Hasb

Hyenas

Hasb

Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$4,933

Painting, Abstract owl, Pascal merlin

Abstract owl

Pascal merlin

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$448

Print, Les gardians, Yves Brayer

Les gardians

Yves Brayer

Print - 74 x 54 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 inch

$448

Painting, I am not alone 1, Joshua Salami

I am not alone 1

Joshua Salami

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,500 $2,250

Sculpture, Funny yellow, Viktor Zuk

Funny yellow

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 11 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

$247

Sculpture, Funny snail, Viktor Zuk

Funny snail

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 3.7 inch

$404

Painting, Animals Shows, Sabine Louriac

Animals Shows

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$561

Painting, The Giver - Act 3, Amogh Katyayan

The Giver - Act 3

Amogh Katyayan

Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$800

Painting, The Giver - Act 2, Amogh Katyayan

The Giver - Act 2

Amogh Katyayan

Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$800

Sculpture, Yellow rabbit, Viktor Zuk

Yellow rabbit

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 17 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch

$549

Painting, Imagined destinations, Night (Nuit), Taisia Korotkova

Imagined destinations, Night (Nuit)

Taisia Korotkova

Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$561

Sculpture, Love, Viktor Zuk

Love

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.8 x 5 cm Sculpture - 3.7 x 3.1 x 2 inch

$247

Painting, Fixació, Toni Carrasco

Fixació

Toni Carrasco

Painting - 47.5 x 47.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.7 x 18.7 x 0.8 inch

$673

Sculpture, Happy monster V, Viktor Zuk

Happy monster V

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 8 x 12 x 5 cm Sculpture - 3.1 x 4.7 x 2 inch

$235

Sculpture, Doberman, Phantom Art

Doberman

Phantom Art

Sculpture - 135 x 70 x 154 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 27.6 x 60.6 inch

$3,924

Sculpture, French bully, Phantom Art

French bully

Phantom Art

Sculpture - 91 x 30 x 110 cm Sculpture - 35.8 x 11.8 x 43.3 inch

$3,924

Sculpture, Pitbull, Phantom Art

Pitbull

Phantom Art

Sculpture - 63 x 30 x 85 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 11.8 x 33.5 inch

$5,045

Painting, S.t, Tonino Guerra

S.t

Tonino Guerra

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,027

Painting, S.t, Tonino Guerra

S.t

Tonino Guerra

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,027

Painting, S.t, Tonino Guerra

S.t

Tonino Guerra

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,027

Painting, Dragon story, Fabien Verschaere

Dragon story

Fabien Verschaere

Painting - 49.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.5 x 16 x 1 inch

$7,500

Painting, Viva la vida No.11, Bea Garding Schubert

Viva la vida No.11

Bea Garding Schubert

Painting - 40.1 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$300

Sculpture, Amazing Creation, Viktor Zuk

Amazing Creation

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 29.5 x 15 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 5.9 x 3.5 inch

$436 $394

Painting, Spirale de Fibonacci 9, Lillia Baudo

Spirale de Fibonacci 9

Lillia Baudo

Painting - 92 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,522

Fine Art Drawings, Odieuse créature, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Odieuse créature

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$729

Painting, Cats, Iglesias15680

Cats

Iglesias15680

Painting - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$841

Sculpture, Eiko La Crécerelle, Virginie Chardon

Eiko La Crécerelle

Virginie Chardon

Sculpture - 43 x 36 x 24 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 14.2 x 9.4 inch

$6,839

Sculpture, Le cachalot, Virginie Chardon

Le cachalot

Virginie Chardon

Sculpture - 15 x 70 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 27.6 x 3.9 inch

$9,305

Painting, Échappées belles, Frany La Chipie

Échappées belles

Frany La Chipie

Painting - 64 x 54 x 1 cm Painting - 25.2 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,413

Painting, Lion cub, Yue Zeng

Lion cub

Yue Zeng

Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 2 cm Painting - 22 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$2,050

Painting, Rhinoceros, Soso Kumsiashvili

Rhinoceros

Soso Kumsiashvili

Painting - 152.4 x 213.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 60 x 84 x 0.1 inch

$600

Print, Hecatomb of the bulls V, Roberto Matta

Hecatomb of the bulls V

Roberto Matta

Print - 50 x 65 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Painting, Dress 1, Sergey Bondarev

Dress 1

Sergey Bondarev

Painting - 180 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$17,826

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre (Chien), Christos Kalfas

Sans titre (Chien)

Christos Kalfas

Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 75 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,018

Print, Every single now, Atsuko Ishii

Every single now

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

$146

Painting, Rosalie, Christophe Thiry

Rosalie

Christophe Thiry

Painting - 24 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,570

Painting, Iceberg Melting, Su Yu

Iceberg Melting

Su Yu

Painting - 275 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 108.3 x 55.1 x 2 inch

$32,512

Sculpture, Happy I, Viktor Zuk

Happy I

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 18 x 16 x 9 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 6.3 x 3.5 inch

$233 $211

Painting, Arc, Hasb

Arc

Hasb

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch

$4,316

Sculpture, Ours rouge et bleu Nuit - Pop Art Chanel  45cm Co. N°4, André Gacko

Ours rouge et bleu Nuit - Pop Art Chanel 45cm Co. N°4

André Gacko

Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 9.1 inch

$1,323

Print, Miaou?, Philippe Achermann

Miaou?

Philippe Achermann

Print - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$39

Print, Paysans mexicains, Yves Brayer

Paysans mexicains

Yves Brayer

Print - 33 x 24 cm Print - 13 x 9.4 inch

$280

Sculpture, Hipolyte le Morse, Virginie Chardon

Hipolyte le Morse

Virginie Chardon

Sculpture - 77 x 44 x 32 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 17.3 x 12.6 inch

$8,632 $7,769

Painting, Taurus, Nico Vrielink

Taurus

Nico Vrielink

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$4,428

Painting, Girl with the taurus, Nico Vrielink

Girl with the taurus

Nico Vrielink

Painting - 55 x 155 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 61 x 0.8 inch

$5,549

Sculpture, King slayer giant, Jorn Van Hoorn

King slayer giant

Jorn Van Hoorn

Sculpture - 40 x 50 x 90 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 19.7 x 35.4 inch

$14,014

Print, Chevaux au bord de l'étang, Yves Brayer

Chevaux au bord de l'étang

Yves Brayer

Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print - 19.5 x 25.4 inch

$448

Print, Le repos des cavaliers sur la plage, Yves Brayer

Le repos des cavaliers sur la plage

Yves Brayer

Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print - 19.5 x 25.4 inch

$448

Painting, Sans titre, Jaber El Mahjoub

Sans titre

Jaber El Mahjoub

Painting - 36 x 26 cm Painting - 14.2 x 10.2 inch

$617

Print, Manade en Camargue, Yves Brayer

Manade en Camargue

Yves Brayer

Print - 29 x 37 cm Print - 11.4 x 14.6 inch

$224

Print, Cabane en Camargue, Yves Brayer

Cabane en Camargue

Yves Brayer

Print - 24 x 31 cm Print - 9.4 x 12.2 inch

$224

Print, Chevaux se battant, Yves Brayer

Chevaux se battant

Yves Brayer

Print - 28.5 x 32 cm Print - 11.2 x 12.6 inch

$224

Painting, Face Totem 6, Themanfromthefuture Urano

Face Totem 6

Themanfromthefuture Urano

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$224

Sculpture, Piaf orange pop, Valerie Marty

Piaf orange pop

Valerie Marty

Sculpture - 18 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$325

Painting, Miss Églantine, Véronique Clanet

Miss Églantine

Véronique Clanet

Painting - 65 x 54 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 inch

$3,475

Fine Art Drawings, Smart Cat, Shui Qiu

Smart Cat

Shui Qiu

Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 69 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 27.2 x 0 inch

$2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Study of Lion, Wilhelm Lorenz

Study of Lion

Wilhelm Lorenz

Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 10.4 x 0 inch

$404

Painting, Bailando, Helen Uter

Bailando

Helen Uter

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$3,924

Fine Art Drawings, Tiger, Wilhelm Lorenz

Tiger

Wilhelm Lorenz

Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$448

Sculpture, Aperobot fluo vert, Aperato

Aperobot fluo vert

Aperato

Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 7.9 inch

$2,354

Photography, Sheep Near Shannon, Ireland, Michael K. Yamaoka

Sheep Near Shannon, Ireland

Michael K. Yamaoka

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch

$4,000

Photography, Dove, San Luis Obispo, Michael K. Yamaoka

Dove, San Luis Obispo

Michael K. Yamaoka

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch

$4,000

Print, Portrait of a Bull 2, Fritz Scholder

Portrait of a Bull 2

Fritz Scholder

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$1,345

Print, Portrait of a Bull, Fritz Scholder

Portrait of a Bull

Fritz Scholder

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$2,242

Animal

Animals are often featured in news, sometimes in heartwarming tales of human and animal companionship and other times in heartbreaking stories of illegal trade and endangered species. Animals are even present in social sciences, especially thank to  ethology (behavioural sciences of animals in their natural habitat). They have fascinated philosophers from Antiquity all the way through to today and they are even present in the medical realm, as the benefits of animal-assisted therapies have been scientifically proven. 

The relationship between humans and animals is also taken into account in the politics, most notably when debating topics related to ecology, the protection of ecosystems and sustainable development. Thus, animals might be seen as a crucial indicator of humanity's concerns. 

As well in these many sectors, animals are also very much present in the arts. A number of art museums have decided exhibitions to animals including the Cluny Museum in Paris and MoMA PS1 in New York. Whether simply a humble spectator in an 18th century painting or the central subject of a Courbet painting, animals are present throughout the history of art. From symbolic, to esthetic, to abstract, to animal drawings meant to simply record their appearance...all these representations have played a role in influencing artists and also how we characterise and think of individual animals.

Each civilisation has represented the animal on multiples supports (mosaics, metal, stone, bones, etc.) as seen on the Nerja cave wall paintings in Andalusia discovered in 1925. Animal iconography has had multiple purposes, varying according to the era and place. Bats, for example, are often used to represent death, fear or superstition in Western art, whereas the Chinese see them as a sign of happiness. The omnipresence of animals within cultures across the globe is probably down to the similarities between men and animal, a source of both fascination and fear. 

In this selection, Artsper helps you to discover the beauty of the animal kingdom, its diversity, strength and fragility. Artists depict animals in a huge range of mediums: sculpture, painting, photographs, and drawings. Contemporary artists bring an original and poetic vision to their representations of the animals with whom we share our world.

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