Animal

Painting, Monkey, Owl and Raven, Andrzej Fogtt

Monkey, Owl and Raven

Andrzej Fogtt

Painting - 22.4 x 29.9 inch

£1,787

Painting, Bouleau, Claudine Picard

Bouleau

Claudine Picard

Painting - 48.4 x 37.8 x 1.6 inch

£893

Painting, Filtrecafe36-S, Feng Kaixuan

Filtrecafe36-S

Feng Kaixuan

Painting - 5.1 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

£2,680

Painting, Miss Clémentine, Véronique Clanet

Miss Clémentine

Véronique Clanet

Painting - 25.6 x 22.4 inch

£2,769

Painting, Les moines soldats, Pierre Sgamma

Les moines soldats

Pierre Sgamma

Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

£1,697

Painting, Le moine soldat, Pierre Sgamma

Le moine soldat

Pierre Sgamma

Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,429

Print, Peacock, small, Gernot Kissel

Peacock, small

Gernot Kissel

Print - 29.9 x 21.7 inch

£800

Print, Analysis, Irena Snarska

Analysis

Irena Snarska

Print - 25.2 x 19.3 inch

£447

Print, Butterfly's tragedy, Irena Snarska

Butterfly's tragedy

Irena Snarska

Print - 25.2 x 19.3 inch

£491

Fine Art Drawings, La mouche bleue (The Blue Fly), Matthew Rose

La mouche bleue (The Blue Fly)

Matthew Rose

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£670

Painting, Voyage entre deux mondes, Clara Crespin

Voyage entre deux mondes

Clara Crespin

Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Sculpture, Horse xtrem colors, Xavier Wttrwulghe

Horse xtrem colors

Xavier Wttrwulghe

Sculpture - 23.6 x 13.8 x 19.7 inch

£3,127

Painting, Le rat couronné, Xavier Wttrwulghe

Le rat couronné

Xavier Wttrwulghe

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,501

Painting, Fondo marino - corales, Charo Velasco

Fondo marino - corales

Charo Velasco

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

£1,161

Painting, Bengal tiger. strength and power., Lilya Volskaya

Bengal tiger. strength and power.

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

£715

Painting, White eagle. A keen eye., Lilya Volskaya

White eagle. A keen eye.

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

£715

Painting, La révolte du super lapinou, Alain Arnouil

La révolte du super lapinou

Alain Arnouil

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£715

Painting, The snake's gaze. Hypnosis, Lilya Volskaya

The snake's gaze. Hypnosis

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

£715

Painting, Black Panther. Green Eye (1), Lilya Volskaya

Black Panther. Green Eye (1)

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

£715

Painting, Suptil Chas, Chanoir

Suptil Chas

Chanoir

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£7,593

Painting, Cha néon de la lune, Chanoir

Cha néon de la lune

Chanoir

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£7,593

Painting, Black cat magic, Chanoir

Black cat magic

Chanoir

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£7,593

Painting, Animal le chat Soulage - Large - French School -- Basel, Bazévian Delacapucinière

Animal le chat Soulage - Large - French School -- Basel

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

£1,608

Painting, Destino, Olga Afanasiadi

Destino

Olga Afanasiadi

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,251

Painting, Chihuahua Gang Walking (Large) French School oil painting Basel, Bazévian Delacapucinière

Chihuahua Gang Walking (Large) French School oil painting Basel

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

£1,787

Painting, Portrait Kitten - Cat - French school oil painting 21th - Basel, Bazévian Delacapucinière

Portrait Kitten - Cat - French school oil painting 21th - Basel

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

£804

Painting, Animal octopus walk - Large - French school oil painting 21th - Basel, Bazévian Delacapucinière

Animal octopus walk - Large - French school oil painting 21th - Basel

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

£1,608

Painting, À table, Victorine Follana

À table

Victorine Follana

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

£875

Painting, French bulldog walking (Large) French school oil painting 21th - Basel, Bazévian Delacapucinière

French bulldog walking (Large) French school oil painting 21th - Basel

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

£1,608

Painting, Fish man series 10, Du Ke

Fish man series 10

Du Ke

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,251

Painting, Fish man series 3, Du Ke

Fish man series 3

Du Ke

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,251

Painting, Fish man series 2, Du Ke

Fish man series 2

Du Ke

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,340

Painting, Fish man series I, Du Ke

Fish man series I

Du Ke

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,251

Painting, Forest After Snow, Liu Ziyu

Forest After Snow

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0 inch

£1,608

Painting, Family 2, Keti Shapatava

Family 2

Keti Shapatava

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

£1,251

Painting, Family, Keti Shapatava

Family

Keti Shapatava

Painting - 19.3 x 23.2 x 0.7 inch

£1,787

Painting, Magic Chas, Chanoir

Magic Chas

Chanoir

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£7,593

Painting, Raging Bull II NSWE (Large), Bazévian Delacapucinière

Raging Bull II NSWE (Large)

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

£1,697

Painting, Bunnies and guns #7, Amy Nelder

Bunnies and guns #7

Amy Nelder

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

£5,356

Painting, Emotionless, Tinatin Bakhtadze

Emotionless

Tinatin Bakhtadze

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,697

Painting, The Sunset, Nataliya Bagatskaya

The Sunset

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

£2,233

Print, Por tu Boca - Through Your Mouth, Peperina Magenta

Por tu Boca - Through Your Mouth

Peperina Magenta

Print - 19.5 x 27.5 x 0.75 inch

£2,966

Print, Composition IV, Tamara Bakhshinyan

Composition IV

Tamara Bakhshinyan

Print - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

£88

Painting, Behind the Door, Salome Khubashvili

Behind the Door

Salome Khubashvili

Painting - 37.8 x 57.9 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Print, Sans lui, Sophie Calle

Sans lui

Sophie Calle

Print - 7.1 x 5.1 inch

£715

Photography, Nature morte aux iris et aux tulipes, détail, Iconographia

Nature morte aux iris et aux tulipes, détail

Iconographia

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

£268

Fine Art Drawings, There is no Pressure on the Water, You Wu

There is no Pressure on the Water

You Wu

Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 55.1 x 0 inch

£1,429

Fine Art Drawings, Sad Crane, You Wu

Sad Crane

You Wu

Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 13 x 0 inch

£715

Print, Untitled, Luis Claramunt

Untitled

Luis Claramunt

Print - 20.1 x 26.8 x 0 inch

£595

Painting, Butterflies, Tamara Bakhshinyan

Butterflies

Tamara Bakhshinyan

Painting - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

£223

Print, La Vie En Rose Dans La Forêt, Philippe Berry

La Vie En Rose Dans La Forêt

Philippe Berry

Print - 26.6 x 17.1 inch

£152

Painting, Rising Phoenix, Arek

Rising Phoenix

Arek

Painting - 23.5 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

£3,997

Painting, Glorieuse de Bresse, Alain Arnouil

Glorieuse de Bresse

Alain Arnouil

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch

£782

Painting, Viens Poupoule, Alain Arnouil

Viens Poupoule

Alain Arnouil

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch

£782

Painting, Elephant's power, Christos Patargias

Elephant's power

Christos Patargias

Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£2,867

Painting, Europe, Adélaïde Leferme

Europe

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,253

Sculpture, Grand Voyage, Gaël Rouxeville

Grand Voyage

Gaël Rouxeville

Sculpture - 20.9 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

£1,429

Painting, Purple Wolf, Benjamin David

Purple Wolf

Benjamin David

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

£929

Painting, Two tigers, Andrzej Fogtt

Two tigers

Andrzej Fogtt

Painting - 22.4 x 29.9 inch

£1,340

Fine Art Drawings, Ka-e-ru, Tomo Sakurai

Ka-e-ru

Tomo Sakurai

Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 15 x 0 inch

£1,519

Fine Art Drawings, Forgiveness, Tomo Sakurai

Forgiveness

Tomo Sakurai

Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13 x 0.9 inch

£1,608

Fine Art Drawings, Chimi Moryo, Tomo Sakurai

Chimi Moryo

Tomo Sakurai

Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£1,519

Painting, Miss Églantine, Véronique Clanet

Miss Églantine

Véronique Clanet

Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 inch

£2,769

Painting, Silver Cockatoo, Benjamin David

Silver Cockatoo

Benjamin David

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch

£607

Painting, Owl on the wall, Benjamin David

Owl on the wall

Benjamin David

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch

£607

Painting, Rex Leo, Benjamin David

Rex Leo

Benjamin David

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch

£607

Painting, The Craddle, Tarek

The Craddle

Tarek

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£5,270

Photography, Les Chevelus, Jean-Charles Mandou

Les Chevelus

Jean-Charles Mandou

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

£983

Painting, Les poissons, Dany Soyer

Les poissons

Dany Soyer

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£438

Painting, Cavalcade, Dabere

Cavalcade

Dabere

Painting - 7.9 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

£625

Painting, Le Manège, Dabere

Le Manège

Dabere

Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch

£625

Painting, Fierté, Dabere

Fierté

Dabere

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

£625

Painting, Liberté, Dabere

Liberté

Dabere

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

£625

Painting, Flamme, Dabere

Flamme

Dabere

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

£625

Painting, Le Cheval Blanc, Dabere

Le Cheval Blanc

Dabere

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£1,161

Painting, Le Rival, Dabere

Le Rival

Dabere

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

£1,161

Painting, Flamboyant, Dabere

Flamboyant

Dabere

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£1,340

Painting, Surgis du Fond des Temps, Dabere

Surgis du Fond des Temps

Dabere

Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£1,161

Painting, Rêve Bleu, Dabere

Rêve Bleu

Dabere

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£804

Painting, Les Destriers, Dabere

Les Destriers

Dabere

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£804

Painting, Sahara, Dabere

Sahara

Dabere

Painting - 23.6 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

£1,340

Painting, Conchiglia, Alexander Daniloff

Conchiglia

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 7.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

£152 £130

Painting, L'Envol, Carlo Maiolini

L'Envol

Carlo Maiolini

Painting - 43.3 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,474

Painting, Betta Fish II, Charlène Chagnard

Betta Fish II

Charlène Chagnard

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

£715

Fine Art Drawings, Hot to trot, Gabrielle Pool

Hot to trot

Gabrielle Pool

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£450

Fine Art Drawings, Stilt Walkers, Gabrielle Pool

Stilt Walkers

Gabrielle Pool

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£450

Print, Skullfly, Jan Rafael

Skullfly

Jan Rafael

Print - 48 x 34 x 1.5 inch

£1,615

Print, Popartus, Jan Rafael

Popartus

Jan Rafael

Print - 22 x 60 x 1.5 inch

£1,615

Painting, Holding The Haze Line, Amy Bernays

Holding The Haze Line

Amy Bernays

Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch

£618

Painting, Monkey angel (a tribute to Banksy), Dr. Love

Monkey angel (a tribute to Banksy)

Dr. Love

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£44

Painting, Untitled 11, Ramaz Chantladze

Untitled 11

Ramaz Chantladze

Painting - 25.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,787

Painting, Revoltijo, Patopalomo

Revoltijo

Patopalomo

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

£822

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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