Animal

Painting, Sheep With a Wreath, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep With a Wreath

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

$1,400

Sculpture, Frame Small Tiny Stainless Steel Bear 1, Irena Tone

Frame Small Tiny Stainless Steel Bear 1

Irena Tone

Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.9 x 1.8 inch

$565 $508

Print, Angels, Menashe Kadishman

Angels

Menashe Kadishman

Print - 20.9 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,680

Painting, The Giant, Alexander Levich

The Giant

Alexander Levich

Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

$847

Sculpture, Tête de cheval impressionniste oxyde vert, Martín Duque

Tête de cheval impressionniste oxyde vert

Martín Duque

Sculpture - 20.9 x 8.3 x 12 inch

$1,446

Design, Puma x Orlinski, Richard Orlinski

Puma x Orlinski

Richard Orlinski

Design - 9.1 x 5.1 x 2 inch

$2,202

Sculpture, Vegas pop art black fashion, Christophe Comerro

Vegas pop art black fashion

Christophe Comerro

Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch

$1,333

Print, Le cha qui tague la lune, Chanoir

Le cha qui tague la lune

Chanoir

Print - 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,694

Painting, Passage, Zena Blackwell

Passage

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,844

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,840

Sculpture, 35cm Teddy CH Tribute, Chrome White, Naor

35cm Teddy CH Tribute, Chrome White

Naor

Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch

$1,321

Sculpture, Convergence animalière, Jean-Paul Jacquet

Convergence animalière

Jean-Paul Jacquet

Sculpture - 15.7 x 27.6 x 5.9 inch

$1,581

Painting, Dreaming on  the Bookshef, Alexandr Klemens

Dreaming on the Bookshef

Alexandr Klemens

Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,242

Print, Pegasse, Robert Combas

Pegasse

Robert Combas

Print - 8.1 x 4.4 x 0 inch

$1,005

Sculpture, La toilette - Sculpture bronze, Plaf

La toilette - Sculpture bronze

Plaf

Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch

$1,694

Sculpture, Red elephant, Karen Axikyan

Red elephant

Karen Axikyan

Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.9 x 11.4 inch

$1,350

Painting, Aequorea Victoria, Caro Graffiti

Aequorea Victoria

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 12.6 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$960

Painting, Cerisiers blancs, Jeong Min Lee

Cerisiers blancs

Jeong Min Lee

Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Sculpture, Teddy Love Noir Mat, Nicolas Krauss

Teddy Love Noir Mat

Nicolas Krauss

Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

$2,259

Print, Scarface - The World is Yours, Belart Collective

Scarface - The World is Yours

Belart Collective

Print - 39.8 x 30.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,812

Painting, Untitled, Noyem Khachatryan

Untitled

Noyem Khachatryan

Painting - 65 x 48.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,807 $1,626

Sculpture, Standing bear, Richard Orlinski

Standing bear

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.7 x 7.1 inch

$6,211

Print, Cheval mourant, Pablo Picasso

Cheval mourant

Pablo Picasso

Print - 12.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$2,146

Sculpture, Fan Fan ambre, Bernard Rives

Fan Fan ambre

Bernard Rives

Sculpture - 15 x 8.7 x 3.1 inch

$1,468

Sculpture, Le mal classique ( Jean Paul Gaultier ), Flo Hombecq

Le mal classique ( Jean Paul Gaultier )

Flo Hombecq

Sculpture - 14.2 x 8.7 x 6.3 inch

$1,355

Painting, Thinking, Dave Baranes

Thinking

Dave Baranes

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,049

Painting, Beauty Girl & Nature, Kusbudiyanto

Beauty Girl & Nature

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,033

Painting, The black king, Vincent Bardou

The black king

Vincent Bardou

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,936

Painting, Seul dans ce monde de... - série animaux marins fantaisistes, Alain Arnouil

Seul dans ce monde de... - série animaux marins fantaisistes

Alain Arnouil

Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$988

Print, Jackson, Ralph Steadman

Jackson

Ralph Steadman

Print - 15 x 22 x 0.8 inch

$525

Painting, The wings of summer, Zianko Vasili

The wings of summer

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Fish, Joe Strasser

Fish

Joe Strasser

Painting - 25.8 x 12.8 x 1 inch

$1,250

Sculpture, The anonymous bear #3, Jean-Philippe Berger

The anonymous bear #3

Jean-Philippe Berger

Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch

$248

Painting, Summer Day, Vahag Hamalbashyan

Summer Day

Vahag Hamalbashyan

Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Print, Seven Black Cats - Contemporary portrait, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Seven Black Cats - Contemporary portrait

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Print - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,468

Painting, Summer Trees In Bright Light, Marc Todd

Summer Trees In Bright Light

Marc Todd

Painting - 24 x 35.8 x 0.7 inch

$1,322

Print, L'ombilic des limbes, Kiss Dust

L'ombilic des limbes

Kiss Dust

Print - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,694

Photography, Beta Collage 71, Michael Filonow

Beta Collage 71

Michael Filonow

Photography - 20 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$760

Sculpture, Avec Maman, Gaël Rouxeville

Avec Maman

Gaël Rouxeville

Sculpture - 12.6 x 18.9 x 9.4 inch

$2,033

Sculpture, Bleu Butterfly, Fred Meurice

Bleu Butterfly

Fred Meurice

Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$960

Painting, Les oiseaux, Eurgal

Les oiseaux

Eurgal

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,084

Print, To Hell with Zoos (Penguin), David Shrigley

To Hell with Zoos (Penguin)

David Shrigley

Print - 29.5 x 21.7 inch

$9,599

Print, Utopia (Edition jaune), Richard Orlinski

Utopia (Edition jaune)

Richard Orlinski

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Notte di Natale, Valerio Adami

Notte di Natale

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$16,940

Painting, Birds, Sjöfn Kolbeins

Birds

Sjöfn Kolbeins

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,412

Print, Beauvoisin, Claude Viallat

Beauvoisin

Claude Viallat

Print - 25 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$542

Print, Serpent néon, Dréa

Serpent néon

Dréa

Print - 25 x 20 x 0.2 inch

$750

Painting, Bulls in the field, Enrique Pastor

Bulls in the field

Enrique Pastor

Painting - 13 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$960

Painting, Bugs, Ventzislav Dikov

Bugs

Ventzislav Dikov

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,523

Painting, Kong, Philippe Dias

Kong

Philippe Dias

Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,202

Fine Art Drawings, Poulette, César Baldaccini

Poulette

César Baldaccini

Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,291

Sculpture, Rhino Danseur XL Green X-Treme, Xavier Wttrwulghe

Rhino Danseur XL Green X-Treme

Xavier Wttrwulghe

Sculpture - 29.5 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$6,663

Painting, Three horses on the sea - Italian painting, Romano Mussolini

Three horses on the sea - Italian painting

Romano Mussolini

Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,089

Painting, Zebras under the African sky, PickWick

Zebras under the African sky

PickWick

Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$903 $813

Sculpture, Masque 4, Alicia Coste

Masque 4

Alicia Coste

Sculpture - 18 x 14 x 0.8 inch

$565

Print, Soleil cou coupé 1, Corneille

Soleil cou coupé 1

Corneille

Print - 31.9 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

$678 $610

Fine Art Drawings, Black sheep BS06, Eulogia Merle

Black sheep BS06

Eulogia Merle

Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 inch

$416

Sculpture, Divina Proportia, Dirk De Keyzer

Divina Proportia

Dirk De Keyzer

Sculpture - 22.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch

$14,060

Painting, Tropical Coral Reef Underwater painting was made underwater at the depth of 8 meters, Olga Nikitina

Tropical Coral Reef Underwater painting was made underwater at the depth of 8 meters

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,259

Painting, Modern Borrowed Scenery Commute, Teppei Ikehila

Modern Borrowed Scenery Commute

Teppei Ikehila

Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,807

Sculpture, Le centaure, Chiron, Christophe Charbonnel

Le centaure, Chiron

Christophe Charbonnel

Sculpture - 57.5 x 18.9 x 31.5 inch

$67,758

Painting, Carte de l'Amérique, M.Chat

Carte de l'Amérique

M.Chat

Painting - 23.4 x 17.5 x 0 inch

$2,823

Print, Young Poet, Hrair Gharib

Young Poet

Hrair Gharib

Print - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$147

Print, Biolumin Birds, Yvette Vexta

Biolumin Birds

Yvette Vexta

Print - 22 x 30 inch

$672

Painting, Croquette, Pascha Pascha

Croquette

Pascha Pascha

Painting - 47.2 x 19.7 inch

$1,468

Print, Pidgeon, Clemens Maurer

Pidgeon

Clemens Maurer

Print - 27.6 x 22 x 0 inch

$666

Painting, Sonar, Saïr

Sonar

Saïr

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$903

Painting, Chas Quatre Amoureux, Chanoir

Chas Quatre Amoureux

Chanoir

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,856

Print, Runners, messengers – Black Edition, Gabrielle Rul

Runners, messengers – Black Edition

Gabrielle Rul

Print - 12.4 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

$107

Sculpture, Ourson Rubis : k Aru __ sculpture, Elodie Dengreville

Ourson Rubis : k Aru __ sculpture

Elodie Dengreville

Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.7 x 2.8 inch

$903

Painting, The fantasy of traveling, Liu Yi

The fantasy of traveling

Liu Yi

Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,637

Painting, Gentle Gaze, Shahen Aleksandryan

Gentle Gaze

Shahen Aleksandryan

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,000

Print, Nature morte aux insectes, Graham Sutherland

Nature morte aux insectes

Graham Sutherland

Print - 29.9 x 21.1 x 0 inch

$2,259

Sculpture, Owl, Sophie Verger

Owl

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 7.5 x 3 x 1.6 inch

$1,107

Painting, Échos de vie dans la forêt, Linda Clerget

Échos de vie dans la forêt

Linda Clerget

Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,840

Sculpture, Noel, ByLuka

Noel

ByLuka

Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 23.6 inch

$2,213

Print, Margay (Réhaussée), C215

Margay (Réhaussée)

C215

Print - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$898

Sculpture, Horse Carrousel, Theo Mackaay

Horse Carrousel

Theo Mackaay

Sculpture - 29.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch

$7,340

Painting, My Joker No.2, Reneta Isin

My Joker No.2

Reneta Isin

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Painting, Under the sea, Jessica Renault jrbrush

Under the sea

Jessica Renault jrbrush

Painting - 39.37 x 39.37 x 1 inch

$2,259

Painting, Free Range, Michael Hill

Free Range

Michael Hill

Painting - 26 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch

$1,580

Painting, Les ombres blanches, Anne Bachelier

Les ombres blanches

Anne Bachelier

Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,679

Painting, Vivacious Feathers, Vahe Bagumyan

Vivacious Feathers

Vahe Bagumyan

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$450

Painting, Notre Dame de la jungle, Wilma Ramos

Notre Dame de la jungle

Wilma Ramos

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,242

Sculpture, Éléphant doré, Pierre Gimenez

Éléphant doré

Pierre Gimenez

Sculpture - 11.8 x 13.4 x 11 inch

$2,259

Print, Vanitas 13, Damien Valero

Vanitas 13

Damien Valero

Print - 30.7 x 22.8 inch

$1,355

Painting, Clown make up, Ramon Poch

Clown make up

Ramon Poch

Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$4,517

Painting, Jungle of Geometry, Mariah Birsak

Jungle of Geometry

Mariah Birsak

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$822

Painting, Coeur charbon, Magdalena Lamri

Coeur charbon

Magdalena Lamri

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,626

Painting, The Yellow Sentinel, Ara Gasparyan

The Yellow Sentinel

Ara Gasparyan

Painting - 9.4 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$180

Painting, The golden horse, Plamen Kostov

The golden horse

Plamen Kostov

Painting - 18.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$429

Painting, Sheeps, ViBond

Sheeps

ViBond

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,468

Painting, Iguazu, Philippe Viejo

Iguazu

Philippe Viejo

Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,202

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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