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Vive les customisations II
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 20 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
$199
Vive les customisations
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 21 x 12 x 11 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 4.7 x 4.3 inch
$199
Tête de corbeau - Série sculpture bois animaux
Matthieu Libault
Sculpture - 24 x 48 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 18.9 x 3.1 inch
$2,075
Fauvette pitchou
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 11.5 x 8 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 3.1 x 1.8 inch
$3,873
Spring is here-Heron
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 34 x 25 x 9 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 9.8 x 3.5 inch
$2,202
Dynaste Hercule (1)
Edouard Martinet
Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 5 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 2 inch
$13,278
Ourson Bulles white
Elodie Dengreville
Sculpture - 20 x 12 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.7 x 2.8 inch
$885
Bird II
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 35.5 x 10.5 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14 x 4.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,987
L'ours joyeux galactique
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 25 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.8 x 9.8 inch
$3,209
The saga of samuraicat’s hanko, silver
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 90 x 90 x 20 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 35.4 x 7.9 inch
$8,299
The saga of samuraicat’s hanko, black
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 90 x 90 x 20 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 35.4 x 7.9 inch
$8,299
Samuraicat prowess : luminous blade sketch
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$9,405
Urbancat gleam : cityscape light sketch
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$9,405
Whispers of the deep: intertwined desires – homage to hokusai’s legacy 2
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 40 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$23,236
Lucien Teddy Bear No23
Séverine Bugna
Sculpture - 34 x 28 x 22 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11 x 8.7 inch
$1,051
Lucien Teddy Bear No22
Séverine Bugna
Sculpture - 34 x 28 x 22 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11 x 8.7 inch
$1,051
Cheval Cubiste de Guernica Bois
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 56 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 22 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$5,090
Babolex X Snoop Dog
Vincent Faudemer
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch
$1,660
Poule faisane
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 46 x 40 x 15.5 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15.7 x 6.1 inch
$8,299
Chouette Hulotte
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
$5,754
Chat Persan
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 27.5 x 52 x 14 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 20.5 x 5.5 inch
$10,512
The walking cheetah
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 46 x 100 x 35 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 39.4 x 13.8 inch
$21,023
Vive les fleurs vertes
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 29 x 9 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 3.5 x 2 inch
$210
Summer mood III-large size
Viktor Zuk
Sculpture - 52 x 22 x 13 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 8.7 x 5.1 inch
$542
Shadok La vie chante
Flo Hombecq
Sculpture - 38 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$1,051
Totem Oiseau Bleu
Dominique Combe
Sculpture - 62 x 32 x 14 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 12.6 x 5.5 inch
$1,284
Tazmanian devil table
Phantom Art
Sculpture - 75 x 50 x 40 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$10,512
Elle pousse le chariot - série métaux de récupération
Daniel Bligny
Sculpture - 35 x 34 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.4 x 7.9 inch
$802
Végas pop art star wars
Christophe Comerro
Sculpture - 45 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,306
2020/11 2 (GA44)
Guillaume Allemand
Sculpture - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,319
SOS Save our sharks xl
Bernard Rives
Sculpture - 148 x 125 x 58 cm Sculpture - 58.3 x 49.2 x 22.8 inch
$19,917
Pompon Bear comme une excuse
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 19 x 35 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 13.8 x 5.1 inch
$1,339
Olé Olé Big Bull
Bernard Rives
Sculpture - 270 x 210 x 70 cm Sculpture - 106.3 x 82.7 x 27.6 inch
$32,088
Vegas pop art Dior
Christophe Comerro
Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,306
Trilogy Samuraicat Blu, Sumocat Orange, Urbancat Pink : Feline Odyssey
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 28 x 73 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11 x 28.7 x 7.9 inch
$18,810
Alter Ego Token Cane
Alessandro Piano
Sculpture - 24.5 x 14 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 9.6 x 5.5 x 3.7 inch
$443
Le Morse - série Sculpture bois animaux
Matthieu Libault
Sculpture - 37 x 37 x 11 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 14.6 x 4.3 inch
$2,490
Le Bison - Sculpture bois animaux
Matthieu Libault
Sculpture - 38 x 30 x 24 cm Sculpture - 15 x 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$3,043
Teddy Love Noir Mat
Nicolas Krauss
Sculpture - 23 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$2,213
King Kong Balls Bleu
Denis Defrancesco
Sculpture - 11 x 25 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 9.8 x 4.3 inch
$1,660
Scottish Blackface Ram (Ovis Aries)
Barry Davies
Sculpture - 60 x 62 x 42 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 24.4 x 16.5 inch
$6,860
Pink Poodle
George Panossian
Sculpture - 90 x 90 x 51 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 35.4 x 20.1 inch
$16,597
Sailor Pigeon
George Panossian
Sculpture - 203.2 x 165.1 x 175.3 cm Sculpture - 80 x 65 x 69 inch
$16,597
Paranthropus Robustus
Barry Davies
Sculpture - 45 x 36 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 14.2 x 7.9 inch
$4,863
Cheval Cubiste de Guernica
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 28 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
$642
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Dance of The Moth
Svetlana Martin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,770
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.
What is the most famous animal sculpture?
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.
Who is the most famous animal sculptor?
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.
What is Jeff Koons rabbit made of?
Jeff Koons' Rabbit series consists of three stainless steel animal sculptures.