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Femme au masque d'aigle blanc
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 40 x 10 x 9 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 3.9 x 3.5 inch
$4,026
Femme au masque de singe
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 36 x 9 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 3.5 x 2 inch
$4,026
Feeding (Axolotl)
Nicolas Kennett
Sculpture - 65 x 45 x 25 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 17.7 x 9.8 inch
$5,033
La Volupté n°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12.5 x 24 x 19 cm Sculpture - 4.9 x 9.4 x 7.5 inch
Price upon request
La Provende n°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 31 x 46 x 28 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 18.1 x 11 inch
Price upon request
Le Trou d'eau n°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 16.5 x 26.5 x 14 cm Sculpture - 6.5 x 10.4 x 5.5 inch
Price upon request
Le Cirque
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 24 x 19 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.5 x 5.5 inch
Price upon request
Boucle d'or n°4
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 42 x 40 x 32 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 15.7 x 12.6 inch
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Les Fourmis n°2
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 30 x 36 x 32 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 14.2 x 12.6 inch
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Le Bain n°2
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 34 x 68 x 35 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 26.8 x 13.8 inch
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La banquise n°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 35 x 23 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.1 x 9.8 inch
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Le Dos rond
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 20 x 21 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 8.3 x 5.9 inch
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Impact
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
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Impact
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 21.5 x 70 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.5 x 27.6 x 5.9 inch
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Smoking kills
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 41 x 33 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 13 x 4.7 inch
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Impact
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 21.5 x 70 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.5 x 27.6 x 5.9 inch
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Impact
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 70 x 35 x 11 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 13.8 x 4.3 inch
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Impact
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 70 x 35 x 11 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 13.8 x 4.3 inch
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La Fratrie n°3b
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 29 x 21 x 19 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 8.3 x 7.5 inch
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Les saumons n°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 82 x 116 x 66 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 45.7 x 26 inch
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Wild horse
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 70 x 15 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 5.9 x 15.7 inch
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Les oiseaux bleus, Hommage à Picasso
Georges Braque
Sculpture - 54 x 76 x 5 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 29.9 x 2 inch
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Le dominant n°4
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 36 x 31.3 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 12.3 x 9.1 inch
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La Patriarche N°3
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 34.5 x 26.5 x 37 cm Sculpture - 13.6 x 10.4 x 14.6 inch
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Le Parfum n°3
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 29 x 16 x 18 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 6.3 x 7.1 inch
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Le débardage
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 20 x 31 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 12.2 x 3.9 inch
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La fratrie n°3a
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 22 x 21 x 19 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 8.3 x 7.5 inch
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La Chasse n°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 20 x 33 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 13 x 5.9 inch
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La fratrie n°2b
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 43.5 x 31.3 x 32.5 cm Sculpture - 17.1 x 12.3 x 12.8 inch
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Big teddy rouge brillant
Henri Iglésis
Sculpture - 85 x 70 x 21 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 27.6 x 8.3 inch
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Grue cendrée, demoiselle de Numidie,
Armand Petersen
Sculpture - 43 x 34 x 15.5 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 13.4 x 6.1 inch
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Dreamcatcher
Annalú Boeretto
Sculpture - 140 x 140 x 15 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 55.1 x 5.9 inch
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Migration
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 72 x 53 x 10 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 20.9 x 3.9 inch
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Impact
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 90 x 31 x 11 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 12.2 x 4.3 inch
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Allumette
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 45 x 40 x 13 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.7 x 5.1 inch
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Albatros en vol
Jean Lemonnier
Sculpture - 127 x 31 x 25 cm Sculpture - 50 x 12.2 x 9.8 inch
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Teddy Love Pearl White & Gold
Nicolas Krauss
Sculpture - 33 x 28 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13 x 11 x 5.9 inch
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Sonia
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 83 x 63 x 5 cm Sculpture - 32.7 x 24.8 x 2 inch
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Sonia
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 83 x 63 x 5 cm Sculpture - 32.7 x 24.8 x 2 inch
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Sonia
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 102 x 72.6 x 5 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 28.6 x 2 inch
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Le vieux sage
Olivier Bertrand
Sculpture - 70 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
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Teddy Love Chrome Black & Red
Nicolas Krauss
Sculpture - 75 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
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Armand de Brignac
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 48.5 x 32.3 x 17.5 cm Sculpture - 19.1 x 12.7 x 6.9 inch
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Piet III
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 61 x 61 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 2.2 inch
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Keith
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 3.3 inch
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Piet IV
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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S9 - Victoire de Samothrace
Yves Klein
Sculpture - 49 x 27.5 x 25 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 10.8 x 9.8 inch
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Marbled Small Bear Steel and Real Silver Leaf
Irena Tone
Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.5 x 6.3 inch
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Vegas pop art James Bond 007
Christophe Comerro
Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch
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2020_11 1 (GA43)
Guillaume Allemand
Sculpture - 43 x 43 x 3 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch
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Wild reloaded kong
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 4.3 inch
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Cheval saut d'obstacle
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 225 x 64 x 240 cm Sculpture - 88.6 x 25.2 x 94.5 inch
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Chic Urban Bear
Priscilla Vettese
Sculpture - 18 x 27 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch
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Vegas pop art Dior
Christophe Comerro
Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch
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La grande tortue
Yannick Le Bloas
Sculpture - 4.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 1.8 x 4.5 x 3.1 inch
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Le chat au dos rond
Yannick Le Bloas
Sculpture - 18 x 13 x 4 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.1 x 1.6 inch
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Wild kong, rouge Orlinski
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 23 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch
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Taylor Swift's Magic Horse (Le Cheval Magique de Taylor Swift)
Bruno Cantais
Sculpture - 25 x 7 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 2.8 x 3.9 inch
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Turtle Bentley
Diederik Van Apple
Sculpture - 25 x 40 x 25 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 15.7 x 9.8 inch
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Petit Ours Lanceur Crazy Tagué
Miko-R
Sculpture - 35 x 30 x 15.5 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 6.1 inch
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L’oiseau de Feu – L’oiseau de Fer (Bird of Fire – Bird of Iron)
Wifredo Lam
Sculpture - 26 x 28 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11 x 3.9 inch
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Big Végas pop art Steve McQueen
Christophe Comerro
Sculpture - 65 x 52 x 106 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.5 x 41.7 inch
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Animal Sculpture for Sale
Animal sculpture is a sculptural style in its own right. This specific genre deserves the same recognition as nude, marble, bronze and resin sculptures.
The representation of animals and anthropomorphism has long been a source of inspiration for sculptural creations and yet it was once considered a minor genre in Western European decorative arts. Ironically, animal sculpture was of the utmost importance to Ancient civilizations. Countless ancient Egyptian buildings for example were adorned with animal sculptures, from grandiose representations of felines to Sphinxes. More generally within the visual arts, animals were rarely represented in their own right, and were often depicted accompanying or symbolizing mythological figures or even character traits.
Aside from its mythical representations, animal sculptures were also popular with suzerain states who used monumental bronze sculptures of lions or eagles to symbolise the immensity of their power.
However, it wasn't until 1831 that the sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye finally established animal sculpture as a noble art, thanks to his work "Tiger devouring a Gavial Crocodile" at the Salon de Paris. It was no longer fashionable to depict animals as unreal, mythological creatures in the decorative arts and instead naturalism and realistic representations of animals characterized the sculpture of the period. Ideas about nature's wealth and abundance meant that all creatures deserved to be carefully and meticulously recreated in the closest likeness possible. Mythical animal interpretations were left behind and artists concentrated on capturing the finer details of an animal's fur, muscles or mouth.
A new wave of renowned animal sculptors emerged. Pierre-Jules Mêne, Antoine Aigon and Jean Germain Demay are just a few examples of some of these pioneering artists. Particularly interested in 'exotic' species (snakes, gazelles, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses…), they all explored representing the natural world in a variety of different ways.
In the 20th century, realist tendencies gradually faded away and a new group of creative minds began to experiment with animal sculpture as part of the shift towards modern sculpture.
Numerous artists tried their hand at animal sculpture whilst applying new aesthetic criteria which was largely influenced by modern and contemporary art movements: Abstract art, Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism. Guided by key surrealist influences, which could not have been further removed from the traditional styles of the past century, a new bestiary was created. Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti were among the key figures who helped to reinvent the way artists endeavored to sculpt animals.
In contemporary animal sculpture, radically redefining artistic techniques and the way we represent living beings has taken precedence over realistic proportion sizes and lifelike features. Artists no longer refrain from accentuating a particular body part, removing a limb for example or creating an entirely new hybrid beast. However, many artists are also skilled at creating hyper-realistic animals that seem so real they almost appear to be alive.
To help you get an idea of the latest animal sculptures, take a look at Artsper's collection of sculpted animals, selected from some of the best contemporary art galleries and made by artists including Jaques Dufrane, Raymundo Fabian Melchor and Roxana y Jesus Hernandez.
Some of the most famous animal sculptures in the world are Charging Bull by Arturo di Modica, The Last Three by Gillie and Marc Schattner, and Lions by Edward Kemeys.
The most famous sculptors who produced animal sculptures include Edward Kemeys, who is credited as being the first animal sculptor (animalier) in America, and Antoine-Louis Barye, a French Romantic sculptor who lived during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Jeff Koons' Rabbit series consists of three stainless steel animal sculptures.