Animal

Painting, Tois mages à cheval, Max Rovira

Tois mages à cheval

Max Rovira

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1 inch

$5,942

Painting, Lovecats, PickWick

Lovecats

PickWick

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$673

Sculpture, Trio ours Banksy bleu co n° 2, André Gacko

Trio ours Banksy bleu co n° 2

André Gacko

Sculpture - 80 x 25 x 23 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 9.8 x 9.1 inch

$4,148

Print, I love London By Night - Red, Lars Tunebo

I love London By Night - Red

Lars Tunebo

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

$636

Painting, Untitled, Bratin Khan

Untitled

Bratin Khan

Painting - 27.94 x 20.32 cm Painting - 11 x 8 inch

$1,984

Print, Crisis - De l'eau dans le gaz, Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Crisis - De l'eau dans le gaz

Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$335

Painting, Kuh L, Christa Riemann

Kuh L

Christa Riemann

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,018

Painting, Love Story, Claudia Chang

Love Story

Claudia Chang

Painting - 72.9 x 60.5 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.8 x 1.2 inch

$2,242

Painting, Companion 2, Akingbade Mayowa

Companion 2

Akingbade Mayowa

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch

$4,500 $4,050

Sculpture, Red Bull Pop, Spaco

Red Bull Pop

Spaco

Sculpture - 12 x 21 x 10 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 8.3 x 3.9 inch

$280

Print, Showing Off Hoping For A Gig, Lars Tunebo

Showing Off Hoping For A Gig

Lars Tunebo

Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$729

Sculpture, Horse colors, Spaco

Horse colors

Spaco

Sculpture - 15 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch

$280

Painting, Chimera, Rina Mamani

Chimera

Rina Mamani

Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$661

Painting, Color reflections, Rina Mamani

Color reflections

Rina Mamani

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

$684

Painting, Bread and life, Rina Mamani

Bread and life

Rina Mamani

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

$863

Painting, Searching for light, Rina Mamani

Searching for light

Rina Mamani

Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$661

Painting, Pendants, Rina Mamani

Pendants

Rina Mamani

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

$855

Sculpture, Crocodile Lacoste  gold, Spaco

Crocodile Lacoste gold

Spaco

Sculpture - 14 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch

$280

Sculpture, Murciélago, Miquel Aparici

Murciélago

Miquel Aparici

Sculpture - 95 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 15 x 5.9 inch

$3,257

Painting, Ferrari, Spaco

Ferrari

Spaco

Painting - 46 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$314

Painting, Loewenherz, Barbara Fuchs

Loewenherz

Barbara Fuchs

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,448

Painting, Steinbock in rosa, Barbara Fuchs

Steinbock in rosa

Barbara Fuchs

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,362

Print, I Love London By Night, Lars Tunebo

I Love London By Night

Lars Tunebo

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

$636

Painting, Good Thing, Joey Doyle

Good Thing

Joey Doyle

Painting - 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,881

Painting, It's this days.., Vaios Paraskevas

It's this days..

Vaios Paraskevas

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,881

Painting, Is there anything to eat ?, Vaios Paraskevas

Is there anything to eat ?

Vaios Paraskevas

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$3,419

Painting, The white rabit after he had a chat with hookah the smoking caterpillar, Vaios Paraskevas

The white rabit after he had a chat with hookah the smoking caterpillar

Vaios Paraskevas

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,881

Painting, Electro energized budger, Vaios Paraskevas

Electro energized budger

Vaios Paraskevas

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,881

Painting, Hyper frustrated fish, Vaios Paraskevas

Hyper frustrated fish

Vaios Paraskevas

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,881

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Francesc Genovés

Untitled

Francesc Genovés

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$622

Painting, Monkeys with Guns, Lilly Diana

Monkeys with Guns

Lilly Diana

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

$5,381

Photography, Flamant rose, Lionel le Jeune

Flamant rose

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 80 x 103.6 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 40.8 x 0.2 inch

$1,233

Painting, Gold cup of flowers, Dorit Levi

Gold cup of flowers

Dorit Levi

Painting - 76.2 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 12 x 1 inch

$4,800

Painting, Shadows of No Doubt, Syndi Kahn

Shadows of No Doubt

Syndi Kahn

Painting - 120.5 x 90.5 x 4 cm Painting - 47.4 x 35.6 x 1.6 inch

$4,926

Painting, The Little Button Quail, Louise Hamill

The Little Button Quail

Louise Hamill

Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,881

Sculpture, Haring dog, Spaco

Haring dog

Spaco

Sculpture - 15 x 25 x 3 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$280

Photography, When in Rome do as the Romans do!, Grzegorz Sikorski

When in Rome do as the Romans do!

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$213

Painting, Fantasia à Gardaïa, Georges Corominas

Fantasia à Gardaïa

Georges Corominas

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,157

Sculpture, Lion King bronze, Art Vladi

Lion King bronze

Art Vladi

Sculpture - 26 x 18 x 17 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.1 x 6.7 inch

$6,278

Photography, Cheval, Lionel le Jeune

Cheval

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,065

Painting, Sur les chemins de campagne, Blanche Bérat

Sur les chemins de campagne

Blanche Bérat

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,284

Sculpture, Le chat Balthus, Cade

Le chat Balthus

Cade

Sculpture - 8.5 x 3 x 4 cm Sculpture - 3.3 x 1.2 x 1.6 inch

$370

Photography, Cambio de Mano. AT., Andrés Calamaro

Cambio de Mano. AT.

Andrés Calamaro

Photography - 110 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$13,285

Photography, David Mora. Sevilla., Andrés Calamaro

David Mora. Sevilla.

Andrés Calamaro

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

$8,801

Painting, Still life for bird temple #8, Mark Gaskin

Still life for bird temple #8

Mark Gaskin

Painting - 53.3 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 21 x 24 x 2 inch

$4,000

Painting, Still life for bird temple #5, Mark Gaskin

Still life for bird temple #5

Mark Gaskin

Painting - 53.3 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 21 x 24 x 2 inch

$4,000

Painting, Salers - série paysage rural, Philippe Maillebuau

Salers - série paysage rural

Philippe Maillebuau

Painting - 38 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$538

Print, Bag Lady, Lars Tunebo

Bag Lady

Lars Tunebo

Print - 65 x 39 cm Print - 25.6 x 15.4 inch

$762

Print, I Ain't Movin, Lars Tunebo

I Ain't Movin

Lars Tunebo

Print - 33 x 54 cm Print - 13 x 21.3 inch

$623

Print, High In New York, Lars Tunebo

High In New York

Lars Tunebo

Print - 53 x 50 cm Print - 20.9 x 19.7 inch

$729

Print, High In New York, Lars Tunebo

High In New York

Lars Tunebo

Print - 53 x 50 cm Print - 20.9 x 19.7 inch

$729

Print, High In New York, Lars Tunebo

High In New York

Lars Tunebo

Print - 53 x 50 cm Print - 20.9 x 19.7 inch

$729

Print, Holiday, Lars Tunebo

Holiday

Lars Tunebo

Print - 49.5 x 37 cm Print - 19.5 x 14.6 inch

$557

Painting, Les Blancs, Daniel Densborn

Les Blancs

Daniel Densborn

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,543

Painting, Plume II, Viola Schiviz

Plume II

Viola Schiviz

Painting - 19 x 19 x 1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

$224

Painting, Brise fraîche, Ji Wu

Brise fraîche

Ji Wu

Painting - 100 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,466

Sculpture, Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Orange : Mizu no Kasai Whispers, Hiro Ando

Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Orange : Mizu no Kasai Whispers

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 40 x 47 x 63 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.5 x 24.8 inch

$15,135

Sculpture, ELEGANT SUMOCAT : YELLOW DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE, Hiro Ando

ELEGANT SUMOCAT : YELLOW DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 70 x 80 x 50 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 31.5 x 19.7 inch

$16,817

Sculpture, PETITE RADIANCE : PANDASAN’S AZURE BRILLIANCE, Hiro Ando

PETITE RADIANCE : PANDASAN’S AZURE BRILLIANCE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch

$23,543

Painting, Deux oiseaux fantastiques, Pascal Marlin

Deux oiseaux fantastiques

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 52 x 39 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

$448

Painting, Botanic, vases, jardin et oiseau, Pascal Marlin

Botanic, vases, jardin et oiseau

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 39 x 51 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$448

Painting, Fish, Riccardo Buonafede

Fish

Riccardo Buonafede

Painting - 35.5 x 50 cm Painting - 14 x 19.7 inch

$471

Painting, Renaissance Rejjie: Young Irish Wolfhound and the Earl of Leicester (1550) Photobombed by Rejjie Snow, Helen Gorill

Renaissance Rejjie: Young Irish Wolfhound and the Earl of Leicester (1550) Photobombed by Rejjie Snow

Helen Gorill

Painting - 92 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,314

Painting, Belfast Charles X King of France 1568, Photobombed by Irish Setter at Bridges Urban Skatepark, Helen Gorill

Belfast Charles X King of France 1568, Photobombed by Irish Setter at Bridges Urban Skatepark

Helen Gorill

Painting - 78 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 30.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,314

Painting, The Irish Earl: 1st Earl of Leicester and favorite of Queen Elizabeth 1, Photobombed by Irish Wolfhound walking for Dolce & Gabbana, Helen Gorill

The Irish Earl: 1st Earl of Leicester and favorite of Queen Elizabeth 1, Photobombed by Irish Wolfhound walking for Dolce & Gabbana

Helen Gorill

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,314

Sculpture, PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER IVORY SYMPHONY, Hiro Ando

PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER IVORY SYMPHONY

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 90 x 90 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$23,543

Painting, Venus d’ailleurs, Daniel Densborn

Venus d’ailleurs

Daniel Densborn

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,709

Painting, Dans le sable, Daniel Densborn

Dans le sable

Daniel Densborn

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,079

Painting, La famille, Daniel Densborn

La famille

Daniel Densborn

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,691

Painting, Dans les marécages, Daniel Densborn

Dans les marécages

Daniel Densborn

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,915

Painting, Plus fort, Daniel Densborn

Plus fort

Daniel Densborn

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,915

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Salim Karami

Sans titre

Salim Karami

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 28 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11 inch

$897

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Salim Karami

Sans titre

Salim Karami

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.4 inch

$785

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Salim Karami

Sans titre

Salim Karami

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.1 inch

$785

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Salim Karami

Sans titre

Salim Karami

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 7.1 inch

$785

Print, King-Poumong, Bruno Mallart

King-Poumong

Bruno Mallart

Print - 124 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 48.8 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$5,606

Sculpture, Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Kitty : Mizu no Kasai Whispers, Hiro Ando

Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Kitty : Mizu no Kasai Whispers

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 40 x 47 x 63 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.5 x 24.8 inch

$15,135

Fine Art Drawings, La burette du singe, Bruno Mallart

La burette du singe

Bruno Mallart

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,803

Fine Art Drawings, La peur des maths (et comment la soigner), Bruno Mallart

La peur des maths (et comment la soigner)

Bruno Mallart

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,803

Print, L'Homme-Oiseau, Enrique Marin

L'Homme-Oiseau

Enrique Marin

Print - 76 x 92 cm Print - 29.9 x 36.2 inch

$617

Sculpture, GRANDIOSE SUMOCAT : WHITE DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE, Hiro Ando

GRANDIOSE SUMOCAT : WHITE DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 150 x 180 x 120 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 70.9 x 47.2 inch

$33,633

Painting, Mustang, Philippe Viejo

Mustang

Philippe Viejo

Painting - 128 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 50.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,493

Painting, Pájaro nocturno, Nacho Eterno

Pájaro nocturno

Nacho Eterno

Painting - 42 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$1,677

Painting, Pájaro con fruto, Nacho Eterno

Pájaro con fruto

Nacho Eterno

Painting - 42 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$1,677

Painting, Requin, Angélique Dufossé

Requin

Angélique Dufossé

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,466

Fine Art Drawings, Buffalo, Joe Lasker

Buffalo

Joe Lasker

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 17 x 2 inch

$2,400

Sculpture, Titicoco Calin, Flo Hombecq

Titicoco Calin

Flo Hombecq

Sculpture - 60 x 45 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 17.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,466

Painting, Painting in frame "Seven elephants of happiness/Still life with elephants" Natalie Shiporina, Natalie Shiporina

Painting in frame "Seven elephants of happiness/Still life with elephants" Natalie Shiporina

Natalie Shiporina

Painting - 40 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

$3,251

Painting, Black lion, Julien Soone

Black lion

Julien Soone

Painting - 148 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 58.3 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$8,969

Painting, Sunny Stroll, Marta Zawadzka

Sunny Stroll

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,803

Painting, The fiery thoughts of a dragon, Nike Kama

The fiery thoughts of a dragon

Nike Kama

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,457

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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