Animal

Sculpture, Hello (Hallo), Poren Huang

Hello (Hallo)

Poren Huang

Sculpture - 26 x 12 x 21 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 4.7 x 8.3 inch

$4,821

Sculpture, Ours en équilibre Pop Art Brillant, André Gacko

Ours en équilibre Pop Art Brillant

André Gacko

Sculpture - 86 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 33.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$4,360

Sculpture, Le songe du moaï, Looki

Le songe du moaï

Looki

Sculpture - 105 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 41.3 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch

$12,585

Sculpture, Grenouille, Jean Lemonnier

Grenouille

Jean Lemonnier

Sculpture - 10.5 x 17.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 4.1 x 6.9 x 3.1 inch

$2,584

Painting, Flying Dumbo blue, SA Candela

Flying Dumbo blue

SA Candela

Painting - 100 x 35 x 35 cm Painting - 39.4 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch

$9,551

Painting, Morning of the paradise bird sirin, Zianko Vasili

Morning of the paradise bird sirin

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$6,742

Painting, The changes, Zianko Vasili

The changes

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 200 x 147 x 0.3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 57.9 x 0.1 inch

$13,035

Sculpture, Brame du renne, William Byl

Brame du renne

William Byl

Sculpture - 49 x 49 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 19.3 x 7.9 inch

$3,315

Sculpture, Panthère noire, Steve Chaudanson

Panthère noire

Steve Chaudanson

Sculpture - 102.9 x 230 x 62.5 cm Sculpture - 40.5 x 90.6 x 24.6 inch

$56,184

Painting, Egoist, Zianko Vasili

Egoist

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 120 x 150 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

$9,259

Painting, Boarding Masks, Danielle Le Bricquir

Boarding Masks

Danielle Le Bricquir

Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$9,439

Painting, The Point, Aldona Szot

The Point

Aldona Szot

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

$2,809

Painting, Under the Banana Tree, Liu Ziyu

Under the Banana Tree

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 136 x 68 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.5 x 26.8 x 0 inch

$6,180

Painting, Rabbits Get Fat in Autumn, Liu Ziyu

Rabbits Get Fat in Autumn

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 136 x 68 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.5 x 26.8 x 0 inch

$6,180

Painting, The Scenery of Coconut Grove, Liu Ziyu

The Scenery of Coconut Grove

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 136 x 68 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.5 x 26.8 x 0 inch

$6,180

Painting, Harvest Season, Liu Ziyu

Harvest Season

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 136 x 68 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.5 x 26.8 x 0 inch

$6,180

Painting, A Mystic Paradise, Hua Qing

A Mystic Paradise

Hua Qing

Painting - 180 x 180 x 6 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 2.4 inch

$25,732

Sculpture, Happy cat I, Nora Blazeviciute

Happy cat I

Nora Blazeviciute

Sculpture - 27 x 16.5 x 13 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 6.5 x 5.1 inch

$472

Painting, Dreams of Birds and Flowers, Janet Gough

Dreams of Birds and Flowers

Janet Gough

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,746

Painting, Dance of the Butterflies, Janet Gough

Dance of the Butterflies

Janet Gough

Painting - 69 x 69 x 4 cm Painting - 27.2 x 27.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,073

Painting, Little Bird and Orange, Janet Gough

Little Bird and Orange

Janet Gough

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

$2,420

Painting, Thin Space, Spring Essence, Maxwell Stevens

Thin Space, Spring Essence

Maxwell Stevens

Painting - 58 x 58 x 2.5 cm Painting - 22.8 x 22.8 x 1 inch

$6,742

Painting, Soft Focus Male Nude 2, Maxwell Stevens

Soft Focus Male Nude 2

Maxwell Stevens

Painting - 131 x 105 x 5.5 cm Painting - 51.6 x 41.3 x 2.2 inch

$17,979

Painting, Evening 2, Maxwell Stevens

Evening 2

Maxwell Stevens

Painting - 30.5 x 41 x 2.1 cm Painting - 12 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$11,237

Painting, From Wastes of Scrub and Nothing Came, Christopher Rainham

From Wastes of Scrub and Nothing Came

Christopher Rainham

Painting - 80 x 80 x 6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch

$2,354

Painting, Seeker, Mike Ellis

Seeker

Mike Ellis

Painting - 85 x 85 x 5 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 2 inch

$2,746

Print, Parade, Paco Pomet

Parade

Paco Pomet

Print - 21 x 28 cm Print - 8.3 x 11 inch

$169

Painting, Urius le Taureau, Hervé Le Bis

Urius le Taureau

Hervé Le Bis

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$3,933

Painting, Le loup de Magelan, Hervé Le Bis

Le loup de Magelan

Hervé Le Bis

Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,607

Painting, Les deux élans, Hervé Le Bis

Les deux élans

Hervé Le Bis

Painting - 81 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,158

Print, Animalia, François Schuiten

Animalia

François Schuiten

Print - 70 x 70 x 0.02 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$337

Print, Animalia, François Schuiten

Animalia

François Schuiten

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$124

Painting, Mayhem, Salome Khubashvili

Mayhem

Salome Khubashvili

Painting - 160 x 145 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 57.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,180

Painting, Lost while hatching #4, Fransie Malherbe Frandsen

Lost while hatching #4

Fransie Malherbe Frandsen

Painting - 49 x 69 x 4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 27.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,813

Painting, Walking the dogs, Laurent Proneur

Walking the dogs

Laurent Proneur

Painting - 127 x 127 x 5.1 cm Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 inch

$26,200

Painting, Paysage aléatoire birds, Thomas Berthier

Paysage aléatoire birds

Thomas Berthier

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

$393

Painting, Untitled SP1562, Sandra Pelser

Untitled SP1562

Sandra Pelser

Painting - 97 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,992

Painting, Le Liotus Bleu, Eric Liot

Le Liotus Bleu

Eric Liot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 10 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

$16,855

Photography, Chef and fish, Shine Huang

Chef and fish

Shine Huang

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$2,400

Painting, Horse Girl, Alexander Levich

Horse Girl

Alexander Levich

Painting - 150 x 220 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 86.6 x 0.8 inch

$8,090

Painting, When we will get wild?, Skaiste Semenike

When we will get wild?

Skaiste Semenike

Painting - 93 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,814

Painting, When we will get wild?, Skaiste Semenike

When we will get wild?

Skaiste Semenike

Painting - 93 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,798

Painting, Fantasy Jeju Island, Garden, Shin Seung-Hun

Fantasy Jeju Island, Garden

Shin Seung-Hun

Painting - 112 x 145.5 x 5 cm Painting - 44.1 x 57.3 x 2 inch

$10,113

Painting, Fantasy Jeju Island, Happiness Journey, Shin Seung-Hun

Fantasy Jeju Island, Happiness Journey

Shin Seung-Hun

Painting - 163 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 64.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch

$11,237

Painting, Late Lunch I, Ilya Gaponov

Late Lunch I

Ilya Gaponov

Painting - 100 x 180 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

$16,451

Print, Funerale per una formica, Tonino Guerra

Funerale per una formica

Tonino Guerra

Print - 38 x 102 x 0.1 cm Print - 15 x 40.2 x 0 inch

$480

Print, Il cavaliere matto, Tonino Guerra

Il cavaliere matto

Tonino Guerra

Print - 22 x 22 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

$270

Painting, Pygmalion, Hervé Le Bis

Pygmalion

Hervé Le Bis

Painting - 81 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,214

Print, Rinoceronte, Tino Stefanoni

Rinoceronte

Tino Stefanoni

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$483

Print, Elefante, Tino Stefanoni

Elefante

Tino Stefanoni

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$483

Print, Orso, Tino Stefanoni

Orso

Tino Stefanoni

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$483

Sculpture, #BalanceTonPorc, Alben

#BalanceTonPorc

Alben

Sculpture - 74 x 164 x 42 cm Sculpture - 29.1 x 64.6 x 16.5 inch

$28,429

Print, Juarez, Francisco Toledo

Juarez

Francisco Toledo

Print - 63 x 91 cm Print - 24.8 x 35.8 inch

$3,034

Print, El original, Francisco Toledo

El original

Francisco Toledo

Print - 33 x 43 cm Print - 13 x 16.9 inch

$2,584

Print, L'ocone tra i barattoli, Tonino Guerra

L'ocone tra i barattoli

Tonino Guerra

Print - 22 x 22 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

$270

Painting, Le taureau solitaire, Hervé Le Bis

Le taureau solitaire

Hervé Le Bis

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$3,034

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Miguel Sancho

Sans titre

Miguel Sancho

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$506

Sculpture, Le Gorille Penseur, Hadrien David

Le Gorille Penseur

Hadrien David

Sculpture - 44 x 29 x 30 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 11.4 x 11.8 inch

$8,765

Sculpture, Miss Doggy Kimwest, Dom'One

Miss Doggy Kimwest

Dom'One

Sculpture - 70 x 75 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 29.5 x 15.7 inch

$4,270

Painting, Taureau tremplin, Hervé Le Bis

Taureau tremplin

Hervé Le Bis

Painting - 81 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,158

Painting, Le Taureau libre, Hervé Le Bis

Le Taureau libre

Hervé Le Bis

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,360

Painting, Pour une poignée de marrons, André Cervera

Pour une poignée de marrons

André Cervera

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

$10,001

Painting, The two starlings, Christopher Rainham

The two starlings

Christopher Rainham

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$523

Painting, Ocell 2, Fernando Alday

Ocell 2

Fernando Alday

Painting - 38 x 58 cm Painting - 15 x 22.8 inch

$337

Painting, Ocell I, Fernando Alday

Ocell I

Fernando Alday

Painting - 38 x 58 cm Painting - 15 x 22.8 inch

$337

Print, Les oiseaux de Kandinsky II, Laurent Perbos

Les oiseaux de Kandinsky II

Laurent Perbos

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 x 0.1 inch

$281

Painting, 2 Colombe, Mercedes Aparicio

2 Colombe

Mercedes Aparicio

Painting - 81 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$12,248

Painting, The Secular Bird, Ya-Wei Li

The Secular Bird

Ya-Wei Li

Painting - 190 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$16,630

Painting, Pursuing Happiness, Rod Cusic

Pursuing Happiness

Rod Cusic

Painting - 142.2 x 106.7 x 7.6 cm Painting - 56 x 42 x 3 inch

$4,400

Painting, Declaring Independence, Rod Cusic

Declaring Independence

Rod Cusic

Painting - 124.5 x 154.9 x 7.6 cm Painting - 49 x 61 x 3 inch

$3,500

Painting, Bill of Rights, Rod Cusic

Bill of Rights

Rod Cusic

Painting - 172.7 x 172.7 x 7.6 cm Painting - 68 x 68 x 3 inch

$4,400

Fine Art Drawings, La palombe qui vole, Noël Granger

La palombe qui vole

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$101 $91

Print, Poistic, Dugudus

Poistic

Dugudus

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

$90

Painting, Picasso et Son Chien Perro, Caroline St-Pierre

Picasso et Son Chien Perro

Caroline St-Pierre

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$3,430

Print, King in the city, Lars Tunebo

King in the city

Lars Tunebo

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

$719

Print, Having A Ball, Lars Tunebo

Having A Ball

Lars Tunebo

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

$719

Print, Lion In Bed, Lars Tunebo

Lion In Bed

Lars Tunebo

Print - 33 x 44 cm Print - 13 x 17.3 inch

$719

Print, Passing Banksy, Lars Tunebo

Passing Banksy

Lars Tunebo

Print - 49 x 63 cm Print - 19.3 x 24.8 inch

$745

Print, Passing Banksy, Lars Tunebo

Passing Banksy

Lars Tunebo

Print - 49 x 63 cm Print - 19.3 x 24.8 inch

$745

Print, Passing Banksy, Lars Tunebo

Passing Banksy

Lars Tunebo

Print - 49 x 63 cm Print - 19.3 x 24.8 inch

$745

Sculpture, Sortie en Mer, Maïté Martinez

Sortie en Mer

Maïté Martinez

Sculpture - 18.5 x 32 x 35 cm Sculpture - 7.3 x 12.6 x 13.8 inch

$6,854

Painting, Lisboa, Thierry Van Quickenborne

Lisboa

Thierry Van Quickenborne

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$6,180

Painting, 9 April Fishes - Meeting, Christian Jodin

9 April Fishes - Meeting

Christian Jodin

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

$444

Sculpture, THE UNITED PANDASAN : SPECTRAL SYMMETRY BLACK & ORANGE, Hiro Ando

THE UNITED PANDASAN : SPECTRAL SYMMETRY BLACK & ORANGE

Hiro Ando

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

$13,484

Print, Victims, Samuel Maita

Victims

Samuel Maita

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

$292

Print, Martyr III, Samuel Maita

Martyr III

Samuel Maita

Print - 25 x 20 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$225

Print, Martyr II, Samuel Maita

Martyr II

Samuel Maita

Print - 25 x 20 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$225

Print, Martyr I, Samuel Maita

Martyr I

Samuel Maita

Print - 25 x 20 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$225

Painting, Tête de Chat, Richard Boigeol

Tête de Chat

Richard Boigeol

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$13,484

Painting, L'Éléphant et la Souris, Richard Boigeol

L'Éléphant et la Souris

Richard Boigeol

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$16,855

Painting, Petite fille au chien, Eugène Bégarat

Petite fille au chien

Eugène Bégarat

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$2,360

Painting, Yellow Butterfly in Summer, Christian Jodin

Yellow Butterfly in Summer

Christian Jodin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$331

Photography, White Noise, Chien Hua Huang

White Noise

Chien Hua Huang

Photography - 75 x 75 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

$3,776

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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