Wild animals

Sculpture, Cerf, Arno Sebban

Cerf

Arno Sebban

Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

£4,922

Design, Kong Bubble, Richard Orlinski

Kong Bubble

Richard Orlinski

Design - 17 x 12 x 5 cm Design - 6.7 x 4.7 x 2 inch

£447

Painting, Peacock (31), Rafal Gadowski

Peacock (31)

Rafal Gadowski

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

£1,432

Painting, Clash of Titans, Stepan Ohanyan

Clash of Titans

Stepan Ohanyan

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£498

Photography, Tiger #7, Brad Wilson

Tiger #7

Brad Wilson

Photography - 74 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch

£1,790

Painting, Majesty in Monochrome, Tamar Nazaryan

Majesty in Monochrome

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£996

Painting, Charging bull, Ben Koracevic

Charging bull

Ben Koracevic

Painting - 102 x 119.5 x 5 cm Painting - 40.2 x 47 x 2 inch

£11,187

Sculpture, Owl, Sophie Verger

Owl

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 19 x 7.5 x 4 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 3 x 1.6 inch

£877

Print, The Aquarium (Hand Finished), Szabolcs Bozó

The Aquarium (Hand Finished)

Szabolcs Bozó

Print - 72.9 x 70.1 x 2 cm Print - 28.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£5,393

Painting, Lion, Sax (Henry Blache)

Lion

Sax (Henry Blache)

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

£3,580

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£3,043

Sculpture, La jungle sauvage, Âme Sauvage

La jungle sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 13 x 7 x 41 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 2.8 x 16.1 inch

£403

Print, Sama, Shake

Sama

Shake

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£582

Painting, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger..., Stras Bear

Tiger, Tiger, Tiger...

Stras Bear

Painting - 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

£19,689

Painting, Ernest, Benjamin David

Ernest

Benjamin David

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£931

Fine Art Drawings, Les Poissons et le Cormoran, Katia Kameli

Les Poissons et le Cormoran

Katia Kameli

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 31 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

£4,922

Painting, Yellowstone Bison, Leslie White

Yellowstone Bison

Leslie White

Painting - 40.6 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 22 x 0.1 inch

£1,244

Sculpture, Masque 4, Alicia Coste

Masque 4

Alicia Coste

Sculpture - 45.7 x 35.5 x 2 cm Sculpture - 18 x 14 x 0.8 inch

£447

Painting, Chouette, Paul Rebeyrolle

Chouette

Paul Rebeyrolle

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

£25,954

Sculpture, Little lion blue, Cyril Maccioni

Little lion blue

Cyril Maccioni

Sculpture - 30 x 7 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 2.8 x 1.8 inch

£2,685

Print, Untitled, Romain Duris

Untitled

Romain Duris

Print - 44 x 34 cm Print - 17.3 x 13.4 inch

£313

Print, Hare, Alexis Gorodine

Hare

Alexis Gorodine

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.05 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£403

Print, Lionne orange, Mox

Lionne orange

Mox

Print - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

£36

Painting, A Falcaroo Named Knievel, Brett Crawford

A Falcaroo Named Knievel

Brett Crawford

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.54 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 inch

£62,224

Painting, Roe Deer, Art Vladi

Roe Deer

Art Vladi

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£1,700

Print, Léopard #2, So-Chaps

Léopard #2

So-Chaps

Print - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£355 £320

Painting, Chasse gardée, Flo Jaouen

Chasse gardée

Flo Jaouen

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£805

Print, 12, Absurdity Inventor

12

Absurdity Inventor

Print - 70 x 56 cm Print - 27.6 x 22 inch

£430

Print, Yuki The Young Yak, Mark Ryden

Yuki The Young Yak

Mark Ryden

Print - 51 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 20.1 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

£1,250

Photography, BWM-S2, Giuliano Bekor

BWM-S2

Giuliano Bekor

Photography - 55.9 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm Photography - 22 x 48 x 0.5 inch

£15,349

Painting, Transit, Sabine Franek-Koch

Transit

Sabine Franek-Koch

Painting - 44 x 56 cm Painting - 17.3 x 22 inch

£2,237

Fine Art Drawings, Hara, Youssef Boubekeur

Hara

Youssef Boubekeur

Fine Art Drawings - 190 x 130 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 74.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

£11,187

Sculpture, Leona, Marie-Louise Sorbac

Leona

Marie-Louise Sorbac

Sculpture - 65 x 36 x 46 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 14.2 x 18.1 inch

£21,479

Painting, Blue tiger focus, Mosko

Blue tiger focus

Mosko

Painting - 36 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 14.2 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

£1,074

Sculpture, Swarovski Panther, Yves & Yulia Pires

Swarovski Panther

Yves & Yulia Pires

Sculpture - 24 x 67 x 16 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 26.4 x 6.3 inch

£13,425

Print, Biotope, Agnès Thurnauer

Biotope

Agnès Thurnauer

Print - 152.4 x 119.5 cm Print - 60 x 47 inch

£1,790

Print, African Elephant, Ron English

African Elephant

Ron English

Print - 87 x 60.5 cm Print - 34.3 x 23.8 inch

£713

Sculpture, Guépard, Valerian Sioridzé

Guépard

Valerian Sioridzé

Sculpture - 21 x 42 x 9 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 16.5 x 3.5 inch

£850

Photography, Terra Incognita - Le Grand Canyon, Guillaume Pépy

Terra Incognita - Le Grand Canyon

Guillaume Pépy

Photography - 70 x 105 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 inch

£1,253

Print, "Encounters" Limited Edition Fine Art Print, Mariah Birsak

"Encounters" Limited Edition Fine Art Print

Mariah Birsak

Print - 80 x 120 cm Print - 31.5 x 47.2 inch

£385

Fine Art Drawings, Healing Greenland, Chunja And Animal Friends, Shin Seung-Hun

Healing Greenland, Chunja And Animal Friends

Shin Seung-Hun

Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 77.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 30.5 x 0 inch

£895

Print, The masked life, La Robotte

The masked life

La Robotte

Print - 40 x 30 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£67

Photography, Window to Our Soul, Ejaz Khan

Window to Our Soul

Ejaz Khan

Photography - 83.8 x 124.5 x 2.5 cm Photography - 33 x 49 x 1 inch

£2,987

Painting, The king, Phil

The king

Phil

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£761

Painting, Tendresse, M.Cros

Tendresse

M.Cros

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

£1,790

Print, Habiter un corps 1, Céline Parmentier

Habiter un corps 1

Céline Parmentier

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£179

Print, Siméon, Monkeybird

Siméon

Monkeybird

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

£313

Print, Vegas bunny, Roy van der Laars

Vegas bunny

Roy van der Laars

Print - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Print - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,193

Photography, Prendre de la hauteur, Mathieu Pujol

Prendre de la hauteur

Mathieu Pujol

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

£761

Photography, Pink or black 03, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Pink or black 03, Camargue

Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

£447

Painting, Le roi de la jungle, Serapis

Le roi de la jungle

Serapis

Painting - 145.8 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting - 57.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

£3,319

Painting, Blue Spider, Barbara Piatti

Blue Spider

Barbara Piatti

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

£3,132

Fine Art Drawings, Crypsis, Angelo Pioppo

Crypsis

Angelo Pioppo

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£439

Sculpture, roofvogel met vis, Evert den Hartog

roofvogel met vis

Evert den Hartog

Sculpture - 70 x 48 x 60 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 18.9 x 23.6 inch

£13,201

Painting, Sprouted, Kelly Vivanco

Sprouted

Kelly Vivanco

Painting - 91.4 x 61 cm Painting - 36 x 24 inch

£1,493

Painting, Tanzanie, Franck Maes

Tanzanie

Franck Maes

Painting - 80 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

£3,132

Sculpture, Toro mosaique, Jean Amiel

Toro mosaique

Jean Amiel

Sculpture - 70 x 75 x 70 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 29.5 x 27.6 inch

£4,296

Print, Scientific illustration - vertical distribution of species in the mountain, Tekla Aleksieva

Scientific illustration - vertical distribution of species in the mountain

Tekla Aleksieva

Print - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

£49

Photography, Z Portrait, Mital Patel

Z Portrait

Mital Patel

Photography - 124.5 x 101.6 cm Photography - 49 x 40 inch

£2,730

Print, Wild life 1, Oak Oak

Wild life 1

Oak Oak

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£134

Painting, Girl with a Cat, David Popiashvili

Girl with a Cat

David Popiashvili

Painting - 43 x 30.5 x 4 cm Painting - 16.9 x 12 x 1.6 inch

£1,327

Painting, Kenny, Penguino

Kenny

Penguino

Painting - 30.5 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 8 x 0.1 inch

£447

Painting, Circulation Alternée, Docteur Bergman

Circulation Alternée

Docteur Bergman

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£447

Print, Politics, Zedsy

Politics

Zedsy

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

£1,244

Fine Art Drawings, Le paon, Agathe David

Le paon

Agathe David

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

£1,163

Sculpture, At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau, Sylvie Gaudissart

At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau

Sylvie Gaudissart

Sculpture - 10.5 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 4.1 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

£1,745

Fine Art Drawings, Femme cheval, Caroline Crozat

Femme cheval

Caroline Crozat

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 65 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

£1,253

Print, Mama Leone, Sara Conti

Mama Leone

Sara Conti

Print - 90 x 110 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

£716

Painting, Le visage vert, Germain Van der Steen

Le visage vert

Germain Van der Steen

Painting - 63 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

£1,074

Fine Art Drawings, Animal fantastique, Germain Van der Steen

Animal fantastique

Germain Van der Steen

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch

£761

Painting, Resting by the Green Grass Stream, Liu Ziyu

Resting by the Green Grass Stream

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 53 x 62 x 0.1 cm Painting - 20.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch

£1,611

Painting, You know, i can be blue, or not..., François Nasica

You know, i can be blue, or not...

François Nasica

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

£1,074

Painting, Portrait of leopard, Pierre-Yves Blasco

Portrait of leopard

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,074

Painting, Irish Stag, Gavin O'Donoghue

Irish Stag

Gavin O'Donoghue

Painting - 80 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,132

Painting, Stout coral, Will Eskridge

Stout coral

Will Eskridge

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1.5 inch

£1,079

Painting, Untitled I, Ronnie Jiang

Untitled I

Ronnie Jiang

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

£716

Print, Corrida, Riccardo Tommasi Ferroni

Corrida

Riccardo Tommasi Ferroni

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

£671

Print, Il Barocciaio, Arturo Checchi

Il Barocciaio

Arturo Checchi

Print - 35.7 x 50.7 x 0.2 cm Print - 14.1 x 20 x 0.1 inch

£671

Painting, Lion in red, Maudin

Lion in red

Maudin

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

£761

Print, Owl, Ivar Nordhagen

Owl

Ivar Nordhagen

Print - 63 x 54 cm Print - 24.8 x 21.3 inch

£1,611

Print, MAYC #6602, 2022, Mutant Ape Yacht Club

MAYC #6602, 2022

Mutant Ape Yacht Club

Print - 18 x 18 cm Print - 7.1 x 7.1 inch

£537

Sculpture, Jague (Le Jaguar), Gite

Jague (Le Jaguar)

Gite

Sculpture - 28 x 60 x 22 cm Sculpture - 11 x 23.6 x 8.7 inch

£1,074

Fine Art Drawings, Tête à tête - œuvre unique/originale en arche, La Robotte

Tête à tête - œuvre unique/originale en arche

La Robotte

Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 140 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

£10,740

Print, Tiger, Rebecca Whitewood

Tiger

Rebecca Whitewood

Print - 30 x 25 x 2 cm Print - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Mahmoodkhan

Untitled

Mahmoodkhan

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

£1,432

Painting, Territoire, Claude André Thibaud

Territoire

Claude André Thibaud

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch

£1,741

Painting, The king of kings, Hristo Gaberov

The king of kings

Hristo Gaberov

Painting - 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,029

Sculpture, Gorille Dos Argenté, Bernard Rebaudet

Gorille Dos Argenté

Bernard Rebaudet

Sculpture - 24 x 30 x 35 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 11.8 x 13.8 inch

£7,070

Print, Cheese, Raymond Waydelich

Cheese

Raymond Waydelich

Print - 50 x 66 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 26 x 0.2 inch

£626

Painting, La chouette, Jérôme Bouscarat

La chouette

Jérôme Bouscarat

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

£797

Painting, The Pursuit Of Mournful Beauty, Olena Mynenko

The Pursuit Of Mournful Beauty

Olena Mynenko

Painting - 60 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

£984

Sculpture, Aviateur, S.Kristol

Aviateur

S.Kristol

Sculpture - 75 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

£6,175

Photography, Uncharted Speed, Cheraine Collette

Uncharted Speed

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£3,580

Wild animals

Wild animals, because of their impertinent beauty,  have fascinated humans since the beginning of times. This is not surprising given how closely our evolution is linked to that of other species. If domestic animals have been represented many times in art, wild animals also inhabit artworks. Symbols of power and brutality, or fantasized images of distant lands, the subjects of the animal realm are an endless source of inspiration for artists.

In rock art already, humans painted the fauna that surrounded them. However, it was in Antiquity, from Egypt to Greece, that wild animals began to be represented for a specific purpose. Indeed, the animal figure, sacralised and feared, systematically referred to religions and myths. The Egyptian pantheon and its representations were populated by men with animal heads, and many Greek vases were decorated with the effigy of the Hydra or the Minotaur.

With the advent of Christianity, followed by humanism, animals began to be portrayed as submissive and dominated by man. This symbolism was essential for religious messages. The Middle Ages were particularly fascinated by the figure of the unicorn, a poetic and mythical animal. Gradually, however, the representation became more naturalistic, as Renaissance artists attempted to represent nature as realistically as possible, particularly in drawings and engravings. Wild animals were also omnipresent in hunting and war scenes. Some even played with the limit between realism and imagination,for instance Bosh in his 'Garden of Delights'.

One of the most recurring figure of wildlife in art is undoubtedly the lion. In Baroque art in particular, obsessed with exotic animals, the theme of the savannah came up regularly. European colonial enterprises, and the stories of those who returned from the four corners of the world made artists' imaginations bubble. A master in this field, Rubens painted exotic and grandiose hunting scenes, featuring tigers, hippos or crocodiles...

This Orientalist trend made a comeback in the 19th century, with Delacroix distinguished himself in the representation of wild animals, especially tigers. Later on, symbolists such as Gauguin found in the painting of wild animals a way to express their own vision of reality by creating colourful and fantasized worlds. This paved the way for naive art, the most illustrious representative of which was Henri Rousseau, who used an illustrated book on wild animals found at the Galeries Lafayette to populate his paintings with exotic animals that invited escape.

Contemporary art also draws inspiration from the bestiary very regularly. One can think of National Geographic's famous photographs, now on display in museums all around the world. From a more experimental perspective, there is the example of Chinese artist Chang Lei, who had fun representing a wide variety of wildlife in her piece 'Animal Farm'. Jeff Koons, most famous for his Balloon Dogs,  also made the monkey his trademark. However, at a time when the issue of animal ethics is increasingly present, our relationship with animals is at the heart of moral concerns. Contemporary art is often criticised for its use of dead animals or for suspected abuse. Damien Hirst, in particular, created controversy by exhibiting sculptures presenting dead animals floating in blue formol.

But none of that on Artsper, where wildlife is celebrated, as you will be able to see in our selection!

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