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Réflexion - singe
Véronique Laffaille
Sculpture - 35 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€5,750
Elvis Presley
Erekle Tsuladze
Sculpture - 70 x 295 x 130 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 116.1 x 51.2 inch
€70,000
Summer mood II-large size
Viktor Zuk
Sculpture - 41 x 15 x 24 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 5.9 x 9.4 inch
€490
colors festival bulldog
Priscilla Vettese
Sculpture - 24 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch
€300
pretty bulldog
Priscilla Vettese
Sculpture - 10.5 x 24.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 4.1 x 9.6 x 7.3 inch
€290
Azul B
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Sculpture - 60 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
€2,050
Azul A
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Sculpture - 60 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
€2,050
Polar Bear street art
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 60 x 120 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 47.2 x 19.7 inch
€6,000
Le Cavalier (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 110 x 35 x 105 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 13.8 x 41.3 inch
€65,000
Petit faucon
Madeleine Van der Knoop
Sculpture - 27 x 46 x 27 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 18.1 x 10.6 inch
€3,900
Mr Chat orange
Benjamin Pietri
Sculpture - 100 x 50 x 6 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 19.7 x 2.4 inch
€4,500
Piaf caméléon, collection Toulouse
Valerie Marty
Sculpture - 18 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€290
Carlin
Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse
Sculpture - 35 x 49 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 19.3 x 9.8 inch
€9,500
Fragment orang-outan
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 52 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
€16,000
Fragment de Panthère noire
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 33 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 13 inch
€13,500
Poisson Globe
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 36 x 20 x 30 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.9 x 11.8 inch
€9,300
Abstract Ted Bear (1)
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 90 x 70 x 50 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€5,950
Black Monkey business
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 115 x 75 x 65 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 29.5 x 25.6 inch
€7,500
PANDASAN’S PETITE BLOSSOM : EBONY SERENAD
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 50 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
€12,000
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
€725
Gummy bear color block - Yellow & fucsia
Gabriela Alejandra Rivera
Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
€700
Splashed gummy bear - red
Gabriela Alejandra Rivera
Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
€750
Ours Bleu à Marinière Co. N°4
André Gacko
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 9.1 inch
€1,080
Et Dieu créa le cheval
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 40 x 24 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.4 x 11.8 inch
€14,000
Hommage à Léonard de Vinci
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 19.7 inch
€19,500
Nestor du domaine
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 42 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch
€11,000
Boss Lion XXL
Yaniv Edery
Sculpture - 210 x 130 x 100 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 51.2 x 39.4 inch
€95,000
Rainbow unicorn - handmade sculpture for home decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 38 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
€280
Lièvre fleuri
Véronique Dominici
Sculpture - 34 x 36 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 14.2 x 7.9 inch
€1,200
Lièvre au jardin
Véronique Dominici
Sculpture - 36.5 x 35 x 17 cm Sculpture - 14.4 x 13.8 x 6.7 inch
€1,200
Ours Polaire Lanceur
François Rambaud
Sculpture - 40 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
€450
Mastino napoletano
Angela Gomes
Sculpture - 110 x 30 x 35 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 11.8 x 13.8 inch
€8,500
Ijsbeer met jong op de kop
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 25 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
€8,950
Beer met jong op rug
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 50 x 65 x 35 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 25.6 x 13.8 inch
€9,250
Golden dobberman
Phantom Art
Sculpture - 150 x 60 x 98 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 23.6 x 38.6 inch
€9,500
Bistiacephalus Heterosis 03
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 2 inch
€1,200
Songye Trophy Mask
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Sculpture - 27 x 17 x 5 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 6.7 x 2 inch
€1,200
Tête de lionne IV
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 68 x 36.5 x 49 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 14.4 x 19.3 inch
€22,000
Lucky catcher
Volodymyr Mykytenko
Sculpture - 31 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
€2,207
Ours cosmos
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 27.5 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
€5,000
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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.