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Giraffe and his greyhound
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 62 x 33 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 13 x 5.9 inch
$4,551
A bear named Sisyphus
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 38 x 29 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15 x 11.4 x 4.7 inch
$4,218
Rhinoceros and his rider
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 20 x 33 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 13 x 3.1 inch
$3,219
La petite merveille ou à iris / A little wonder
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch
$3,885
Middle size Pigeon 1/25
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 10 x 13 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 5.1 x 2.6 inch
$599 $539
Cerf en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 180 x 35 x 140 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 13.8 x 55.1 inch
$4,773
Tête de léopard Big cat
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 42 x 25 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.8 x 17.7 inch
$15,540
Taureau Lamborghini
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 170 x 150 x 235 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 59.1 x 92.5 inch
$5,106
Bouquetin en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 175 x 75 x 135 cm Sculpture - 68.9 x 29.5 x 53.1 inch
$2,886
Rhinocéros en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 120 x 230 x 70 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 90.6 x 27.6 inch
$5,106
Dromadaire en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 300 x 190 x 55 cm Sculpture - 118.1 x 74.8 x 21.7 inch
$4,662
Grande sculpture cheval en métal
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 230 x 310 x 80 cm Sculpture - 90.6 x 122 x 31.5 inch
$4,606
Sculpture cheval au trop tôlé en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 160 x 160 x 70 cm Sculpture - 63 x 63 x 27.6 inch
$3,996
Le chat de Pénélope
Bernard Vié
Sculpture - 37 x 25 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
$4,884
Cloned Schnauzer with water bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 40 x 55 x 23 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 21.7 x 9.1 inch
$832
Panthère en marche, monumentale
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 72 x 178 x 30 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 70.1 x 11.8 inch
$55,498
Silver Tiger
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 58 x 124 x 82 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 48.8 x 32.3 inch
$83,248
Panther + alu eyes
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 48 x 110 x 22 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 43.3 x 8.7 inch
$22,188
The Rooster
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 44 x 30 x 33 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 11.8 x 13 inch
$15,540
Cohiba bear pink
Diederik Van Apple
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$3,274
Boxing kangaroo
Diederik Van Apple
Sculpture - 70 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$5,494
Eléphants en équilibre h cm 200
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$35,519
Piaf PopArt (fond blanc)
Valerie Marty
Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.1 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 6.5 x 3.2 x 4.7 inch
$832
Harley Davidson Spider
Rémy Aillaud
Sculpture - 35 x 50 x 70 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$6,604
Le P'tit Kong
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$13,320
Totem elephants cm 200 white bronze (similar silver)
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
$35,519
La méduse
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 29.5 x 7 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 2.8 x 4.7 inch
$1,643
The abstract eagle
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 190 x 85 x 77 cm Sculpture - 74.8 x 33.5 x 30.3 inch
$24,974
Abstract Bear XXL
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 150 x 90 x 50 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 35.4 x 19.7 inch
$12,210
Grand cheetah allongé
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 67 x 135 x 70 cm Sculpture - 26.4 x 53.1 x 27.6 inch
$44,399
Panthère Bast
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 49 x 113 x 60 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 44.5 x 23.6 inch
$38,849
Léopard assis
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 90 x 55 x 40 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 21.7 x 15.7 inch
$31,079
Léopard jouant au ballon
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 45 x 28 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11 x 7.9 inch
$11,100
Come play with me
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 20 x 14.5 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.7 x 2.8 inch
$708
Panthère sur le rocher
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 158 x 105 x 68 cm Sculpture - 62.2 x 41.3 x 26.8 inch
$72,148
Echec à César
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 32 x 18 x 17 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.1 x 6.7 inch
$4,617 $3,925
Tête de panthère fontaine, maquette
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 7.9 inch
$8,880
Trois guépards en course
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 21 x 43 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 16.9 x 3.9 inch
$8,880
Tête de cheval IV
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 235 x 51 x 134 cm Sculpture - 92.5 x 20.1 x 52.8 inch
$77,698
URBANCAT ELEGANCE : ORANGE METROPOLIS MUSE
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 60 x 40 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 23.6 x 15.7 inch
$23,309
PANDASON’S YELLOW : A LILLIPUTIAN BALLET OF CHROMATIC MARVELS
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 130 x 95 x 95 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 37.4 x 37.4 inch
$32,189
SILVERED WARRIORCAT’S VIGIL : SPECTRAL CRYSTAL GUARDIAN
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 70 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 59.1 x 27.6 inch
$39,959
Gabarit cheval au trot en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 200 x 60 x 280 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 23.6 x 110.2 inch
$2,386
Gabarit Cheval au trot en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 200 x 60 x 280 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 23.6 x 110.2 inch
$2,386
PopArt Bear Sculpture
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 50 x 26 x 23 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 10.2 x 9.1 inch
$665
The dog school in bronze
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 59 x 68 x 21 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 26.8 x 8.3 inch
$9,768
Malanka / Le jour de Malanka
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 50 x 30 x 23 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11.8 x 9.1 inch
$7,548
Balancing on the ice floe
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 78 x 24 x 19 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 9.4 x 7.5 inch
$7,992
Elephant jump !
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 69 x 44 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 17.3 x 15.7 inch
$10,545
Surfing in the falklands
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 53 x 41 x 23 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 16.1 x 9.1 inch
$6,549
En Forêt de Hez - Laie et Marcassins
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 25 x 34 x 26 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13.4 x 10.2 inch
$12,765
Big horn to horn
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 92 x 74 x 48 cm Sculpture - 36.2 x 29.1 x 18.9 inch
$35,519
Colonne de lionceaux
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 184 x 69 x 39 cm Sculpture - 72.4 x 27.2 x 15.4 inch
$59,938
De Bosse en Bosse
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 59 x 68 x 21 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 26.8 x 8.3 inch
$9,435
Bear juggling fish
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 75 x 28 x 23 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 11 x 9.1 inch
$6,105
Drum Shaman Bear
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 48 x 32 x 24 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$5,772
Elephant in the garden
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 77 x 74 x 45 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 29.1 x 17.7 inch
$17,760 $16,872
From one Trunk to the Other
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 58 x 36 x 17 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 14.2 x 6.7 inch
$6,438
Ours Pop Keith Haring
André Gacko
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 9.1 inch
$1,221
Tête de jeune Orang-Outan
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
$3,885
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Dance of The Moth
Svetlana Martin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Untitled
Noyem Khachatryan
Painting - 165 x 123 x 2 cm Painting - 65 x 48.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,776 $1,598
Animal Sculpture for Sale
Animal sculpture is a sculptural style in its own right. This specific genre deserves the same recognition as nude, marble, bronze and resin sculptures.
The representation of animals and anthropomorphism has long been a source of inspiration for sculptural creations and yet it was once considered a minor genre in Western European decorative arts. Ironically, animal sculpture was of the utmost importance to Ancient civilizations. Countless ancient Egyptian buildings for example were adorned with animal sculptures, from grandiose representations of felines to Sphinxes. More generally within the visual arts, animals were rarely represented in their own right, and were often depicted accompanying or symbolizing mythological figures or even character traits.
Aside from its mythical representations, animal sculptures were also popular with suzerain states who used monumental bronze sculptures of lions or eagles to symbolise the immensity of their power.
However, it wasn't until 1831 that the sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye finally established animal sculpture as a noble art, thanks to his work "Tiger devouring a Gavial Crocodile" at the Salon de Paris. It was no longer fashionable to depict animals as unreal, mythological creatures in the decorative arts and instead naturalism and realistic representations of animals characterized the sculpture of the period. Ideas about nature's wealth and abundance meant that all creatures deserved to be carefully and meticulously recreated in the closest likeness possible. Mythical animal interpretations were left behind and artists concentrated on capturing the finer details of an animal's fur, muscles or mouth.
A new wave of renowned animal sculptors emerged. Pierre-Jules Mêne, Antoine Aigon and Jean Germain Demay are just a few examples of some of these pioneering artists. Particularly interested in 'exotic' species (snakes, gazelles, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses…), they all explored representing the natural world in a variety of different ways.
In the 20th century, realist tendencies gradually faded away and a new group of creative minds began to experiment with animal sculpture as part of the shift towards modern sculpture.
Numerous artists tried their hand at animal sculpture whilst applying new aesthetic criteria which was largely influenced by modern and contemporary art movements: Abstract art, Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism. Guided by key surrealist influences, which could not have been further removed from the traditional styles of the past century, a new bestiary was created. Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti were among the key figures who helped to reinvent the way artists endeavored to sculpt animals.
In contemporary animal sculpture, radically redefining artistic techniques and the way we represent living beings has taken precedence over realistic proportion sizes and lifelike features. Artists no longer refrain from accentuating a particular body part, removing a limb for example or creating an entirely new hybrid beast. However, many artists are also skilled at creating hyper-realistic animals that seem so real they almost appear to be alive.
To help you get an idea of the latest animal sculptures, take a look at Artsper's collection of sculpted animals, selected from some of the best contemporary art galleries and made by artists including Jaques Dufrane, Raymundo Fabian Melchor and Roxana y Jesus Hernandez.
What is the most famous animal sculpture?
Some of the most famous animal sculptures in the world are Charging Bull by Arturo di Modica, The Last Three by Gillie and Marc Schattner, and Lions by Edward Kemeys.
Who is the most famous animal sculptor?
The most famous sculptors who produced animal sculptures include Edward Kemeys, who is credited as being the first animal sculptor (animalier) in America, and Antoine-Louis Barye, a French Romantic sculptor who lived during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
What is Jeff Koons rabbit made of?
Jeff Koons' Rabbit series consists of three stainless steel animal sculptures.