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Silver Tiger
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 58 x 124 x 82 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 48.8 x 32.3 inch
€75,000
Le chat de Pénélope
Bernard Vié
Sculpture - 37 x 25 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
€4,400
Cloned Schnauzer with water bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 40 x 55 x 23 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 21.7 x 9.1 inch
€750
The Rooster
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 44 x 30 x 33 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 11.8 x 13 inch
€14,000
Piaf PopArt (fond blanc)
Valerie Marty
Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.1 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 6.5 x 3.2 x 4.7 inch
€750
Harley Davidson Spider
Rémy Aillaud
Sculpture - 35 x 50 x 70 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€5,950
Eléphants en équilibre h cm 200
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€32,000
La méduse
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 29.5 x 7 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 2.8 x 4.7 inch
€1,480
Panther + alu eyes
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 48 x 110 x 22 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 43.3 x 8.7 inch
€19,990
Gold Silver
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 72 x 152 x 35 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 59.8 x 13.8 inch
€51,700
Silver Howling Wolf
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 57 x 70 x 18 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 27.6 x 7.1 inch
€40,990
Hippopotamus
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 43 x 70 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 27.6 x 9.8 inch
€10,320
Abstract Bear XXL
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 150 x 90 x 50 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 35.4 x 19.7 inch
€11,000
Crystal clear Horse
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 70 x 17 x 50 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 6.7 x 19.7 inch
€24,000
Big Gold Pigeon 7/25
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 13 x 19.2 x 9 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 7.6 x 3.5 inch
€590
Le P'tit Kong
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€12,000
Totem elephants cm 200 white bronze (similar silver)
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
€32,000
URBANCAT ELEGANCE : ORANGE METROPOLIS MUSE
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 60 x 40 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 23.6 x 15.7 inch
€21,000
SILVERED WARRIORCAT’S VIGIL : SPECTRAL CRYSTAL GUARDIAN
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 70 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 59.1 x 27.6 inch
€36,000
Come play with me
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 20 x 14.5 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.7 x 2.8 inch
€668
Horse by Orlinski. Shiny white resin 47/50
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 40 x 10 x 26 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 3.9 x 10.2 inch
€4,788
ROSEATE SENTINEL: WARRIORCAT’S BLUSH CRYSTAL GUARDIAN
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 70 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 59.1 x 27.6 inch
€36,000
Tête de cheval IV
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 235 x 51 x 134 cm Sculpture - 92.5 x 20.1 x 52.8 inch
€70,000
Femme au papillon
Christine Guillemin
Sculpture - 35 x 21 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 8.3 x 9.8 inch
€5,800
Tête de jeune Orang-Outan
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
€3,500
White Rhinoceros
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 21 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
€4,000
The blue bird (fairy tale)
Viktor Zuk
Sculpture - 29 x 35 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 13.8 x 6.7 inch
€599
Hommage à Pompon
Michel Audiard
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 50 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 19.7 inch
€3,400
Wildlife Passenger– Sitting
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 33 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 4.5 x 4.5 inch
€1,934
Wildlife Passenger –Standing
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 33 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 4.5 x 4.5 inch
€1,934
Horse red old school
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 9.8 inch
€1,350
Malanka / Le jour de Malanka
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 50 x 30 x 23 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11.8 x 9.1 inch
€6,800
Balancing on the ice floe
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 78 x 24 x 19 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 9.4 x 7.5 inch
€7,200
Elephant jump !
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 69 x 44 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 17.3 x 15.7 inch
€9,500
Surfing in the falklands
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 53 x 41 x 23 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 16.1 x 9.1 inch
€5,900
En Forêt de Hez - Laie et Marcassins
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 25 x 34 x 26 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13.4 x 10.2 inch
€11,500
Big horn to horn
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 92 x 74 x 48 cm Sculpture - 36.2 x 29.1 x 18.9 inch
€32,000
Colonne de lionceaux
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 184 x 69 x 39 cm Sculpture - 72.4 x 27.2 x 15.4 inch
€54,000
De Bosse en Bosse
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 59 x 68 x 21 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 26.8 x 8.3 inch
€8,500
Bear juggling fish
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 75 x 28 x 23 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 11 x 9.1 inch
€5,500
Drum Shaman Bear
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 48 x 32 x 24 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 12.6 x 9.4 inch
€5,200
Elephant in the garden
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 77 x 74 x 45 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 29.1 x 17.7 inch
€16,000
From one Trunk to the Other
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 58 x 36 x 17 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 14.2 x 6.7 inch
€5,800
NAOR - 35cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
€650
Wild Kong oil tag
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 44 x 25 x 12 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 9.8 x 4.7 inch
€12,900
Wild Kong mick blue
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 25 x 20 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch
€3,675
WILD KONG 80 TAG mat
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 80 x 65 x 33 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 25.6 x 13 inch
€29,900
Poule Matoutou
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 36 x 34 x 42 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 13.4 x 16.5 inch
€65,000
Panther black mate
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 16 x 30 x 7 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 11.8 x 2.8 inch
€4,062
Kleine pup met krulstaartje (Small pup with curly tail)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 12 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
€750
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Convergence animalière
Jean-Paul Jacquet
Sculpture - 40 x 70 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 27.6 x 5.9 inch
€1,400
Dance of The Moth
Svetlana Martin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
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.