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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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Painting, Pastoral, Nelli Tsenova

Pastoral

Nelli Tsenova

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

$807

Sculpture, Tattoo dog, Art By Son

Tattoo dog

Art By Son

Sculpture - 80 x 115 x 40 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 45.3 x 15.7 inch

$4,686

Sculpture, King Kong, Yaniv Edery

King Kong

Yaniv Edery

Sculpture - 70 x 70 x 60 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 27.6 x 23.6 inch

$82,450

Painting, Filipo, Tom

Filipo

Tom

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

$8,186 $5,894

Painting, Bicharracos, Patopalomo

Bicharracos

Patopalomo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.24 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$664

Fine Art Drawings, On the way home, Susumu Kamijo

On the way home

Susumu Kamijo

Fine Art Drawings - 76.5 x 57 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.1 x 22.4 x 0.8 inch

$29,500

Sculpture, Nautilus, Barry Davies

Nautilus

Barry Davies

Sculpture - 18 x 16 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 6.3 x 3.9 inch

$2,600

Painting, N°19047 Pieta 1, Capton

N°19047 Pieta 1

Capton

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,355

Painting, Lueur, Fabrice Leito

Lueur

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 25 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$771

Painting, Bull 2, Benavente Solis

Bull 2

Benavente Solis

Painting - 130 x 97 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,966

Sculpture, Gorille colors, Spaco

Gorille colors

Spaco

Sculpture - 41 x 23 x 27 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.1 x 10.6 inch

$652

Painting, Cavalier, Monkeybird

Cavalier

Monkeybird

Painting - 70 x 70 x 6 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 2.4 inch

$3,512

Painting, Love cats, PickWick

Love cats

PickWick

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$890

Sculpture, Jaguar head, Chris Tap

Jaguar head

Chris Tap

Sculpture - 21 x 19 x 26 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 7.5 x 10.2 inch

$4,152

Sculpture, Le voleur de vin, Dotty

Le voleur de vin

Dotty

Sculpture - 23 x 13 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.1 x 4.7 inch

$2,278

Print, Cui-Cui, Bault

Cui-Cui

Bault

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

$107

Fine Art Drawings, Hija de la luna, Marta Grassi

Hija de la luna

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,068

Sculpture, Petit chat d'arrêt, Lolek

Petit chat d'arrêt

Lolek

Sculpture - 27 x 14 x 23 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.5 x 9.1 inch

$2,610

Fine Art Drawings, Apotheosis, Leona Rose

Apotheosis

Leona Rose

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$593

Painting, Fantasy, Roxana Miclea

Fantasy

Roxana Miclea

Painting - 75 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$949

Sculpture, Mini Misty, Bernard Rives

Mini Misty

Bernard Rives

Sculpture - 32 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch

$1,008

Painting, Dream, Yool Kim

Dream

Yool Kim

Painting - 92 x 74 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 29.1 x 1.6 inch

$4,567 $3,883

Painting, Oiseau, Xiang Lin

Oiseau

Xiang Lin

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

$949

Fine Art Drawings, À Table, Loreto Verrocchia

À Table

Loreto Verrocchia

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

$652

Print, Aline, Christophe Blain

Aline

Christophe Blain

Print - 160 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print - 63 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$2,847

Painting, Rooftop Life, Nina Park

Rooftop Life

Nina Park

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

$6,999

Painting, Coral fish, Zianko Vasili

Coral fish

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 70 x 90 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,186

Fine Art Drawings, Cerf IX, Pierre Yermia

Cerf IX

Pierre Yermia

Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$712

Fine Art Drawings, Toro study, Marc Prat

Toro study

Marc Prat

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$925

Painting, Rat 4, Blek Le Rat

Rat 4

Blek Le Rat

Painting - 30 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$20,000

Painting, Dogs, Rusudan Zviadadze

Dogs

Rusudan Zviadadze

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$593

Painting, My Garden, Les Panchyshyn

My Garden

Les Panchyshyn

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

$1,780

Fine Art Drawings, 9 to 5, Gabrielle Rul

9 to 5

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$475

Painting, Savvy, Elena Mardashova

Savvy

Elena Mardashova

Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$712

Sculpture, Blue Tiger, PickWick

Blue Tiger

PickWick

Sculpture - 19.5 x 40 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 7.7 x 15.7 x 3 inch

$712

Painting, Air Bowl, Lksir

Air Bowl

Lksir

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$949

Painting, Magic Chas, Chanoir

Magic Chas

Chanoir

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

$10,084

Painting, MouseBlaser, Amir Kerr

MouseBlaser

Amir Kerr

Painting - 50 x 60 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 inch

$593

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