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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.

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Print, Horse, Sergio Ruffolo

Horse

Sergio Ruffolo

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

CHF 292

Print, Toro, Javier Herrero

Toro

Javier Herrero

Print . 53 x 53 cm Print . 20.9 x 20.9 inch

CHF 224

Print, Tuileries, Fin Dac

Tuileries

Fin Dac

Print . 64 x 43 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 16.9 x 0 inch

CHF 923

Print, Sailor, Liu Yan

Sailor

Liu Yan

Print . 30.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.1 x 16.5 x 0 inch

CHF 243

Print, Le lion, Gilles Aillaud

Le lion

Gilles Aillaud

Print . 35 x 25 cm Print . 13.8 x 9.8 inch

CHF 1,166

Print, Sans lui, Sophie Calle

Sans lui

Sophie Calle

Print . 18 x 13 cm Print . 7.1 x 5.1 inch

CHF 777

Print, Félix fushia, C215

Félix fushia

C215

Print . 50 x 40 x 0.01 cm Print . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

CHF 777

Print, Le poulpe, Marie Hugo

Le poulpe

Marie Hugo

Print . 52.5 x 69 cm Print . 20.7 x 27.2 inch

CHF 777

Print, Picador, Pablo Picasso

Picador

Pablo Picasso

Print . 35 x 26 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch

CHF 3,790

Print, Secret path, Olga Rakova

Secret path

Olga Rakova

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 525

Print, Balance, Irena Aizen

Balance

Irena Aizen

Print . 25.5 x 22.5 x 1 cm Print . 10 x 8.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 630

Print, Minor, Antoni Tapies

Minor

Antoni Tapies

Print . 40 x 56 cm Print . 15.7 x 22 inch

CHF 2,381

Print, El Granditos, Ceet Fouad

El Granditos

Ceet Fouad

Print . 82 x 132 x 2 cm Print . 32.3 x 52 x 0.8 inch

CHF 6,316

Print, Tea leaves, Amy Sol

Tea leaves

Amy Sol

Print . 43.18 x 35.56 x 0.2 cm Print . 17 x 14 x 0.1 inch

CHF 437

Print, Hibou, Camilla Falsini

Hibou

Camilla Falsini

Print . 46 x 37 cm Print . 18.1 x 14.6 inch

CHF 97

Print, Equilibrio, Jose Royo

Equilibrio

Jose Royo

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.3 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 2,225

Print, Pink Butterfly, Karel Appel

Pink Butterfly

Karel Appel

Print . 80 x 100 x 1 cm Print . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,642

Print, Midnight, Natalia Rak

Midnight

Natalia Rak

Print . 46 x 33 cm Print . 18.1 x 13 inch

CHF 146

Print, Facing The Icon, Ske

Facing The Icon

Ske

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 170

Print, Dish Dog, Clemens Briels

Dish Dog

Clemens Briels

Print . 49 x 58 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch

CHF 418 CHF 334

Print, Flamingo, Sorcha Bridge

Flamingo

Sorcha Bridge

Print . 57 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.4 x 18.5 x 0 inch

CHF 564

Print, Astra Guernica, Skepa

Astra Guernica

Skepa

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

CHF 253

Print, Stalefish, Cryptik

Stalefish

Cryptik

Print . 82.5 x 21.6 x 10.8 cm Print . 32.48 x 8.5 x 4.25 inch

CHF 1,458

Print, Tout en un, Philippe Geluck

Tout en un

Philippe Geluck

Print . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 146

Print, The Guardian, Leo Guida

The Guardian

Leo Guida

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

CHF 194

Print, Horse, PixelPancho

Horse

PixelPancho

Print . 53.3 x 83.8 cm Print . 21 x 33 inch

CHF 980

Print, The Safari, Pino Procopiio

The Safari

Pino Procopiio

Print . 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 292

Design, Jumbo, Jacky Zegers

Jumbo

Jacky Zegers

Design . 46 x 25 x 30 cm Design . 18.1 x 9.8 x 11.8 inch

CHF 510

Print, Lampyris Noctiluca, Ludo

Lampyris Noctiluca

Ludo

Print . 60 x 40 cm Print . 23.6 x 15.7 inch

CHF 680

Print, Degas, Markus Pierson

Degas

Markus Pierson

Print . 71.1 x 61 x 5.1 cm Print . 28 x 24 x 2 inch

CHF 712

Print, Hen II, Alexis Gorodine

Hen II

Alexis Gorodine

Print . 65.5 x 55 x 0.2 cm Print . 25.8 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 340

Print, Scarabée, Max Ernst

Scarabée

Max Ernst

Print . 31.5 x 23.4 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.4 x 9.2 x 0 inch

CHF 2,138

Print, Sans-titre, Pierre Lesieur

Sans-titre

Pierre Lesieur

Print . 25 x 20 x 0.2 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 243

Print, La tendresse, SKP

La tendresse

SKP

Print . 50 x 40 x 0.3 cm Print . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 180

Print, Plat, Corneille

Plat

Corneille

Print . 57 x 58 cm Print . 22.4 x 22.8 inch

CHF 3,401

Print, Raven's Pueblo, Tom Russell

Raven's Pueblo

Tom Russell

Print . 30.5 x 24.1 x 5.1 cm Print . 12 x 9.5 x 2 inch

CHF 668

Print, King lion, Cxmpaign

King lion

Cxmpaign

Print . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Print . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,401

Print, Basilisk, Fifo Stricker

Basilisk

Fifo Stricker

Print . 44 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.3 x 13.6 x 0 inch

CHF 486

Print, Beta fishes, James Chiew

Beta fishes

James Chiew

Print . 60 x 120 x 2 cm Print . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 4,373

Print, Gufi, Gianni Dova

Gufi

Gianni Dova

Print . 85 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print . 33.5 x 25.6 x 0 inch

CHF 136