Animal

Photography, Beetle I, Feng Wang

Beetle I

Feng Wang

Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,468

Painting, Le visage vert, Germain Van der Steen

Le visage vert

Germain Van der Steen

Painting - 24.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$1,355

Sculpture, Sticking to my post, Poren Huang

Sticking to my post

Poren Huang

Sculpture - 13 x 16.5 x 20.9 inch

$28,400

Painting, Stout coral, Will Eskridge

Stout coral

Will Eskridge

Painting - 18 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,300

Painting, Dauntless, Wande Oseni

Dauntless

Wande Oseni

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

$1,950

Painting, Afrodite e il bulldog francese | Aphrodite and the Bulldog, Cecco Mariniello

Afrodite e il bulldog francese | Aphrodite and the Bulldog

Cecco Mariniello

Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

$2,146

Print, Politics, Zedsy

Politics

Zedsy

Print - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$1,500 $1,050

Sculpture, Oh Dear (Blue Heart), Paco Raphael

Oh Dear (Blue Heart)

Paco Raphael

Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$1,807

Painting, Monkey with banana, Harita Asumani

Monkey with banana

Harita Asumani

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,920

Painting, Untitled 1, Salome Khubashvili

Untitled 1

Salome Khubashvili

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$565

Print, Oursin, Guillermo Olguin

Oursin

Guillermo Olguin

Print - 35.6 x 24.2 inch

$1,005

Photography, Joy, Garik Avanesian

Joy

Garik Avanesian

Photography - 19.3 x 23.6 inch

$1,005

Fine Art Drawings, The discourse, Silvia Cuello

The discourse

Silvia Cuello

Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$395

Painting, Quiet Reflections – Avocet and Chicks, Clive Meredith

Quiet Reflections – Avocet and Chicks

Clive Meredith

Painting - 16.1 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,047

Sculpture, Stymphalian I, Radoslav Maglov

Stymphalian I

Radoslav Maglov

Sculpture - 14.6 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch

$949

Sculpture, Tico-Uno, Patopalomo

Tico-Uno

Patopalomo

Sculpture - 16.9 x 20.5 x 9.1 inch

$1,016

Painting, Love Rat with bubble I, Utopia

Love Rat with bubble I

Utopia

Painting - 39 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Painting, African bee, Saviour Juma

African bee

Saviour Juma

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$169

Sculpture, Lèche de tigre, Nolwenn Samson

Lèche de tigre

Nolwenn Samson

Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.9 x 2 inch

$565

Painting, Les chants de la terre, Corinne Boureau

Les chants de la terre

Corinne Boureau

Painting - 42.9 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

$8,470

Print, Longévité, Oskar Kokoschka

Longévité

Oskar Kokoschka

Print - 18.5 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,468 $1,174

Painting, Pour nous, Daniel Densborn

Pour nous

Daniel Densborn

Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,146

Sculpture, Rhodonessa, Angélique de Chabot

Rhodonessa

Angélique de Chabot

Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$678

Print, Mountebank, Czeslaw Tumielewicz

Mountebank

Czeslaw Tumielewicz

Print - 11 x 8.1 inch

$282

Fine Art Drawings, Les Mange-Peurs, La Nuit + Collage, Olivier Tenedor

Les Mange-Peurs, La Nuit + Collage

Olivier Tenedor

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13 x 0.4 inch

$226

Painting, Début du monde : la terre - série Paysage et histoire du monde, Michel Philippon

Début du monde : la terre - série Paysage et histoire du monde

Michel Philippon

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,694

Sculpture, Dominance, Ventsislav Markov

Dominance

Ventsislav Markov

Sculpture - 11 x 7.7 x 5.1 inch

$1,355

Print, Liberté Egalité Fraternité I, Faith XLVII

Liberté Egalité Fraternité I

Faith XLVII

Print - 32.7 x 23.6 inch

$625

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

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

Sylvie Gaudissart

Sculpture - 4.1 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

$2,202

Painting, Alm Abtrieb, Barbara Fuchs

Alm Abtrieb

Barbara Fuchs

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,033

Painting, Sushi sur orbite, Jean-Luc Curabet

Sushi sur orbite

Jean-Luc Curabet

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$3,275

Sculpture, Pegasus, Hristo Mihaylov

Pegasus

Hristo Mihaylov

Sculpture - 10.6 x 8.3 x 4.7 inch

$1,355

Sculpture, Levrier 3C, Patrick Lang

Levrier 3C

Patrick Lang

Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

$7,115

Sculpture, La jolie souris / The pretty mouse, Boris Tabacoff

La jolie souris / The pretty mouse

Boris Tabacoff

Sculpture - 5.9 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

$1,412

Painting, Horsepower, Rolf Saint-Agnès

Horsepower

Rolf Saint-Agnès

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,840

Fine Art Drawings, Big Horns, Gouzy

Big Horns

Gouzy

Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$621

Painting, Le homard bleu, Albert Zavaro

Le homard bleu

Albert Zavaro

Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, New York 5, Wilfred

New York 5

Wilfred

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,162

Painting, Bondi, Monique Correy

Bondi

Monique Correy

Painting - 11.8 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,637

Painting, La malveillance déguisée en bienveillance, Philippe Jacq

La malveillance déguisée en bienveillance

Philippe Jacq

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,823

Painting, Present 16, Yi Seo Noh

Present 16

Yi Seo Noh

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.5 inch

$678

Painting, Making an entrance, Carley Cornelissen

Making an entrance

Carley Cornelissen

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,637

Print, Seafood, Leonardo Castellani

Seafood

Leonardo Castellani

Print - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$1,073

Sculpture, Swing, Lolek

Swing

Lolek

Sculpture - 18.5 x 29.1 x 13.4 inch

$11,067

Painting, Stepping into the unknown, Martin Wojnowski

Stepping into the unknown

Martin Wojnowski

Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$621

Design, Les chevaux de mes rêves galopent ... (métal), Albena Vatcheva

Les chevaux de mes rêves galopent ... (métal)

Albena Vatcheva

Design - 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$960

Painting, Two Bluebirds, Janet Gough

Two Bluebirds

Janet Gough

Painting - 8.3 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$784

Painting, Vialanusalanus, Snach-ka

Vialanusalanus

Snach-ka

Painting - 48 x 48 x 2.1 inch

$5,251

Painting, Ours blanc 3/4 - série ours polaire, André-Marc Serrano

Ours blanc 3/4 - série ours polaire

André-Marc Serrano

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,057

Print, Pégase Captif 1889 / Captive Pegasus 1889, Odilon Redon

Pégase Captif 1889 / Captive Pegasus 1889

Odilon Redon

Print - 26.2 x 22.4 inch

$672

Sculpture, Horses, Magdalena Lesniak

Horses

Magdalena Lesniak

Sculpture - 20.9 x 27.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,016

Painting, Horses, Joel Douek

Horses

Joel Douek

Painting - 5 x 48 x 0.8 inch

$4,517

Sculpture, El tigre y las cabras con retrete /le tigre et les chèvres avec toilettes, Julio Alonso Yañez

El tigre y las cabras con retrete /le tigre et les chèvres avec toilettes

Julio Alonso Yañez

Sculpture - 9.1 x 8.7 x 7.1 inch

$1,016

Painting, Lavender vision, Suzy Scarborough

Lavender vision

Suzy Scarborough

Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch

$5,500

Print, Eggsplosion, Alfred Hofkunst

Eggsplosion

Alfred Hofkunst

Print - 19.3 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch

$565 $508

Painting, Red Elephant, Mosoti Kepha

Red Elephant

Mosoti Kepha

Painting - 8.1 x 11 x 0.8 inch

$102 $91

Sculpture, La Girafe, Sylvain Subervie

La Girafe

Sylvain Subervie

Sculpture - 157.5 x 69.7 x 69.7 inch

$70,017

Sculpture, N° 1208 - Loop, Sara Abri

N° 1208 - Loop

Sara Abri

Sculpture - 4.7 x 15.4 x 2.4 inch

$1,129

Fine Art Drawings, Animal fantastique, Germain Van der Steen

Animal fantastique

Germain Van der Steen

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$960

Print, Mama Leone, Sara Conti

Mama Leone

Sara Conti

Print - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

$903

Sculpture, My kitten is a rapper, Patrick Cornée

My kitten is a rapper

Patrick Cornée

Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.9 x 4.7 inch

$2,597

Sculpture, Trifilium Prognathe, Renaud Robin

Trifilium Prognathe

Renaud Robin

Sculpture - 2 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$1,739

Painting, Ordinary miracle, Eleonora Taranova

Ordinary miracle

Eleonora Taranova

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

$1,853

Painting, Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus - 1916-38, 1931-741, Stéphane Belzère

Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus - 1916-38, 1931-741

Stéphane Belzère

Painting - 98.4 x 66.9 inch

$18,069

Fine Art Drawings, The Hunt, Lars Bo

The Hunt

Lars Bo

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 24 x 0 inch

$1,355

Sculpture, L'envol, Erol

L'envol

Erol

Sculpture - 20.9 x 16.5 x 13 inch

$12,422

Painting, Lion in red, James Mutisya

Lion in red

James Mutisya

Painting - 19.9 x 46.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Naxingiña-natsie, Filogonio Naxín

Naxingiña-natsie

Filogonio Naxín

Painting - 11.4 x 8.7 inch

$1,016

Print, Corrida 1, Eric Fischl

Corrida 1

Eric Fischl

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$2,259

Painting, MouseBlaser, Amir Kerr

MouseBlaser

Amir Kerr

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 inch

$565

Print, The bull, Paul Richard Mason

The bull

Paul Richard Mason

Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$4,404

Sculpture, Home n°881, Farhad Rezaee

Home n°881

Farhad Rezaee

Sculpture - 47.2 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$1,355

Photography, The power of love 3, Line Taarnberg

The power of love 3

Line Taarnberg

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$649

Design, Vase fonds profonds, Yannick Le Bloas

Vase fonds profonds

Yannick Le Bloas

Design - 9.8 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$892

Sculpture, Pêche du lendemain, Benoît Mercier

Pêche du lendemain

Benoît Mercier

Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch

$1,355

Sculpture, Hi Panda Happy, Jiji

Hi Panda Happy

Jiji

Sculpture - 21.7 x 16.9 x 13.4 inch

$1,073

Sculpture, Poulpe, Lucie Linder

Poulpe

Lucie Linder

Sculpture - 11.8 x 19.7 x 5.1 inch

$1,355

Painting, Soleil Rouge, Dabere

Soleil Rouge

Dabere

Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,468

Sculpture, Dolly dans les nuages, Patrick Moya

Dolly dans les nuages

Patrick Moya

Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.7 x 2 inch

$1,107

Painting, Mans best friend, Mr Hope

Mans best friend

Mr Hope

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$903

Print, Saint-Malo 1944, Vladimir Velickovic

Saint-Malo 1944

Vladimir Velickovic

Print - 17.7 x 12.2 inch

$666

Print, Boozy Uzi, Bill Barminski

Boozy Uzi

Bill Barminski

Print - 12 x 12 x 0.4 inch

$1,000

Painting, Winter, Mariam Odishvili

Winter

Mariam Odishvili

Painting - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$903

Painting, Vista, Marc Mitchard

Vista

Marc Mitchard

Painting - 6.1 x 11 x 2 inch

$1,284

Fine Art Drawings, Happy Toys, Elene Melikidze

Happy Toys

Elene Melikidze

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,468

Sculpture, The Kalaw (Philippine Hornbill), James Doran-Webb

The Kalaw (Philippine Hornbill)

James Doran-Webb

Sculpture - 46.5 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$4,356

Print, Stay, Kevin Peterson

Stay

Kevin Peterson

Print - 18.1 x 18.1 inch

$791

Sculpture, Newborn Fowl, Helle Rask Crawford

Newborn Fowl

Helle Rask Crawford

Sculpture - 3.5 x 6.3 x 3.9 inch

$1,107

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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