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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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Sculpture, Walker, Zhao Yongchang

Walker

Zhao Yongchang

Sculpture - 37 x 57 x 18 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 22.4 x 7.1 inch

$5,067

Sculpture, Confu$ious, Shay Kun

Confu$ious

Shay Kun

Sculpture - 160 x 35 x 35 cm Sculpture - 63 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch

$26,000

Sculpture, Dachshund, Leo Sewell

Dachshund

Leo Sewell

Sculpture - 34.29 x 74.93 x 17 cm Sculpture - 13.5 x 29.5 x 6.7 inch

$25,000

Sculpture, Spring, Hakob Vardanyan

Spring

Hakob Vardanyan

Sculpture - 60 x 55 x 65 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 21.7 x 25.6 inch

$5,841 $5,257

Painting, Study, James Ulmer

Study

James Ulmer

Painting - 30.48 x 22.86 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.8 inch

$5,000

Painting, Deer, Paul Wilde

Deer

Paul Wilde

Painting - 86 x 122 x 1 cm Painting - 33.9 x 48 x 0.4 inch

$3,576

Sculpture, Arawn, Elizabeth Cibot

Arawn

Elizabeth Cibot

Sculpture - 36 x 24 x 20 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.4 x 7.9 inch

$7,034

Sculpture, Owl, Dávid Máriássy

Owl

Dávid Máriássy

Sculpture - 37 x 26 x 1 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

$995

Painting, Butterfly, Punkmetender

Butterfly

Punkmetender

Painting - 152 x 152 x 5.5 cm Painting - 59.8 x 59.8 x 2.2 inch

$10,729

Sculpture, Panda aurore boreal, Domone

Panda aurore boreal

Domone

Sculpture - 62 x 57 x 45 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 22.4 x 17.7 inch

$2,146

Painting, Taco Gato, Zeta Yeyati

Taco Gato

Zeta Yeyati

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$525

Painting, Gumdrop, Brent Estabrook

Gumdrop

Brent Estabrook

Painting - 41 x 41 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 x 1 inch

$6,250

Painting, Equus colore, Lluc Queralt

Equus colore

Lluc Queralt

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

$1,431

Print, Tigre de Java, Gorg One

Tigre de Java

Gorg One

Print - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$238

Print, Soother, Brett Crawford

Soother

Brett Crawford

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 cm Print - 7.8 x 7.8 x 0.8 inch

$10,000

Painting, Friend, Nguyen The Dung

Friend

Nguyen The Dung

Painting - 89 x 116 x 1 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch

$14,604

Print, Astra Guernica, Skepa

Astra Guernica

Skepa

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$274

Painting, Untitled, Matija Bobicic

Untitled

Matija Bobicic

Painting - 73.66 x 58.42 x 2 cm Painting - 29 x 23 x 0.8 inch

$4,200

Fine Art Drawings, Perruche soleil, Twane

Perruche soleil

Twane

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$715

Fine Art Drawings, Le Buffle, Jean Poulain

Le Buffle

Jean Poulain

Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 78 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch

$942

Print, The Sorrel, Gianni Testa

The Sorrel

Gianni Testa

Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$286

Print, Risciò, Sandro Trotti

Risciò

Sandro Trotti

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

$310

Fine Art Drawings, Cicada Mechanimal, Ardif

Cicada Mechanimal

Ardif

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,001

Sculpture, Beak2beak, Dominic Benhura

Beak2beak

Dominic Benhura

Sculpture - 96.5 x 25.4 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 38 x 10 x 6 inch

$7,600

Sculpture, Izanami, Juliette Clovis

Izanami

Juliette Clovis

Sculpture - 34 x 34 x 27 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 13.4 x 10.6 inch

$8,166

Sculpture, Wild gorille 1255, Masaya

Wild gorille 1255

Masaya

Sculpture - 115 x 68 x 60 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 26.8 x 23.6 inch

$12,517

Sculpture, Golden snake, Cobelentsz

Golden snake

Cobelentsz

Sculpture - 29 x 39 x 7 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 15.4 x 2.8 inch

$4,113

Painting, Arya, Dave Baranes

Arya

Dave Baranes

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$9,537

Fine Art Drawings, Paz / Peace, Manuel Marteles

Paz / Peace

Manuel Marteles

Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 8.5 inch

$1,192

Painting, Quatre C, Emeline Piot

Quatre C

Emeline Piot

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

$9,537

Painting, Le renard, Guang Yi Zhao

Le renard

Guang Yi Zhao

Painting - 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$11,397

Print, The Cat, Gianpaolo Berto

The Cat

Gianpaolo Berto

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$238

Painting, Maia, Bamba

Maia

Bamba

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$358

Painting, Loki, Vova Keno

Loki

Vova Keno

Painting - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,623

Sculpture, Watch Dog, Jorg Ridderbusch

Watch Dog

Jorg Ridderbusch

Sculpture - 80 x 65 x 30 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 25.6 x 11.8 inch

$2,205

Print, Bird, Aldo Turchiaro

Bird

Aldo Turchiaro

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$358

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