Animal
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.
Arnaud Baumann
Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,352
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Arnaud Baumann
Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 918
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Arnaud Baumann
Photography . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,594
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Arnaud Baumann
Photography . 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 435
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Arnaud Baumann
Photography . 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 241
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Arnaud Baumann
Photography . 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 3,188
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Bernard Pras
Photography . 97 x 81 x 3 cm Photography . 38.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 4,830
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Bernard Pras
Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 4,830
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Bernard Pras
Photography . 106 x 88 x 2 cm Photography . 41.7 x 34.6 x 0.8 inch
CHFÂ 4,830
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Bernard Pras
Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 4,830
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Bernard Pras
Photography . 148 x 120 x 5 cm Photography . 58.3 x 47.2 x 2 inch
CHFÂ 8,694
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Bernard Pras
Photography . 154 x 120 x 5 cm Photography . 60.6 x 47.2 x 2 inch
CHFÂ 8,694
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Bernard Pras
Photography . 105 x 86 x 3 cm Photography . 41.3 x 33.9 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 4,830
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Uwe Ommer
Photography . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,077
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Uwe Ommer
Photography . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,206
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Uwe Ommer
Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography . 23.62 x 15.74 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,292
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Uwe Ommer
Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography . 23.62 x 15.74 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,292
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Uwe Ommer
Photography . 45 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography . 17.71 x 39.37 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,421
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Uwe Ommer
Photography . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,550
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Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 280
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Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 116
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Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 121
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Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 184
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Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 116
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Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 155
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Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 155
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Tyler Shields
Photography . 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography . 30 x 40 inch
CHFÂ 8,614
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Tyler Shields
Photography . 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography . 18 x 18 inch
CHFÂ 2,153
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Marcus Cederberg
Photography . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 193
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Marcus Cederberg
Photography . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 193
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Marcus Cederberg
Photography . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 193 CHFÂ 164
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Marcus Cederberg
Photography . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 193 CHFÂ 164
Marcus Cederberg
Photography . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 193 CHFÂ 164
Marcus Cederberg
Photography . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 193 CHFÂ 164
Marcus Cederberg
Photography . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 193 CHFÂ 164
Feng Kaixuan
Photography . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 6,955
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Feng Kaixuan
Painting . 200 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 78.7 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 3,188
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Feng Kaixuan
Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 1,256
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Feng Kaixuan
Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 1,063
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Feng Kaixuan
Painting . 13 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 5.1 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 1,739
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Feng Kaixuan
Painting . 13 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 5.1 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,898
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Regis Duvignau
Photography . 76 x 115 x 3 cm Photography . 29.9 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 918
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Regis Duvignau
Photography . 80 x 115 x 2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
CHFÂ 947
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Regis Duvignau
Photography . 77 x 115 x 1 cm Photography . 30.3 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 869
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Arantza NT
Photography . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHFÂ 185
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Arantza NT
Photography . 45 x 30 x 0.01 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 193
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Arantza NT
Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 145
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Arantza NT
Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 338
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Sven Pfrommer
Photography . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 1,729
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Sven Pfrommer
Painting . 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 1,401
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Sven Pfrommer
Photography . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 1,826
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Sven Pfrommer
Photography . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 1,826
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Sven Pfrommer
Photography . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 1,826
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Sven Pfrommer
Photography . 80 x 160 x 3 cm Photography . 31.5 x 63 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 2,309
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Sven Pfrommer
Photography . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 1,826
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Sven Pfrommer
Photography . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 1,826
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