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Tête de Cheval I
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 29.2 x 15.2 x 33 cm Sculpture - 11.5 x 6 x 13 inch
£10,220
Cloned Bulldog with pet bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 47 x 50 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch
£5,777
Cheval au trot en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 230 x 110 x 330 cm Sculpture - 90.6 x 43.3 x 129.9 inch
£4,070
Mickey's Pop Art Symphony with Kidrobot
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 60 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
£1,250
Taureau en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 180 x 70 x 270 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 27.6 x 106.3 inch
£3,688
Loup Hurlant résine métal Grey Mat 2022
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 40 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch
£6,132
Cloned Dachshund with pet bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 39 x 67 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 26.4 x 7.9 inch
£6,221
Wild kong black mate
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 4.3 inch
£3,732
Cloned Bulldog with pet bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 47 x 50 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch
£5,777
The Pictorial Cabinet of Marvels
Adele Moreau
Sculpture - 25 x 18 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.1 inch
£750
Teddy Love Pearl White & Gold
Nicolas Krauss
Sculpture - 33 x 28 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13 x 11 x 5.9 inch
£3,466
Teddy Love Chrome - Silver & Red
Nicolas Krauss
Sculpture - 23 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
£2,222
Teddy Love Chrome - Black & Red
Nicolas Krauss
Sculpture - 33 x 28 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13 x 11 x 5.9 inch
£3,466
Red cloned poudel
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 102 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
£1,600
Cheval cabré Tag
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 40 x 10 x 26 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 3.9 x 10.2 inch
£7,910
Panthère crackled bleu
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 17 x 40 x 9 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 15.7 x 3.5 inch
£9,687
Boxing Kong
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 180 x 97 x 144 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 38.2 x 56.7 inch
£107,811
Tigre ajouré inox finition brillante 130
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 82 x 124 x 58 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 48.8 x 22.8 inch
£63,987
Ours rouge flamme
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 11 inch
£7,554
Kong baril crackled turquoise
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
£11,464
Loup hurlant 40 Metallictic
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 32 x 36 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 14.2 x 4.7 inch
£6,576
Pájaro del Delta
Miquel Aparici
Sculpture - 34 x 34 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 13.4 x 7.9 inch
£1,613
Pájaro de la Albufera
Miquel Aparici
Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 20 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 7.9 inch
£1,613
Le gros poisson bleu
Yannick Le Bloas
Sculpture - 31 x 45 x 23 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 17.7 x 9.1 inch
£524
Luxury graffiti Panther
Patrick Cornée
Sculpture - 20 x 65 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 25.6 x 4.7 inch
£2,222
My French Bulldog is Happy
Patrick Cornée
Sculpture - 29 x 15 x 37 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.9 x 14.6 inch
£1,955
Hippopotamus
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 43 x 70 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 27.6 x 9.8 inch
£14,264
Python (3/8)
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 45 x 57 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 22.4 x 9.1 inch
£11,553
Horse xtrem colors
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 60 x 35 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 13.8 x 19.7 inch
£3,110
L'affût
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 70 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.8 x 27.6 inch
£31,105
Wild kong rouge flamme
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 4.3 inch
£4,444
Faucon
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 150 x 31 x 47 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 12.2 x 18.5 inch
£20,263
Tattoo danish dog
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 130 x 40 x 115 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 15.7 x 45.3 inch
£5,288
Chalama albâtre
Martine Lingelser-Schmidt
Sculpture - 25 x 17 x 7 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.7 x 2.8 inch
£889
Tête de lionne IV
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 68 x 36.5 x 49 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 14.4 x 19.3 inch
£19,552
Hommage à Lalanne
Michel Audiard
Sculpture - 88 x 65 x 38 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 25.6 x 15 inch
£14,219
Black wolf-fire impact
Cyril Maccioni
Sculpture - 30 x 14.5 x 19 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.7 x 7.5 inch
£1,600
Ad Astra
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 41 x 47 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 18.5 x 10.2 inch
£3,300
Greek Default
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 39 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch
£3,850
Que reste-t-il ? I/IV
Sophie Larroche
Sculpture - 26 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch
£2,311
Wild Kong Yellow
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 3.5 inch
£3,910
Chevaleresque
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 43 x 94 x 27 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 37 x 10.6 inch
£23,106
Taureaumachine
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 49 x 60 x 42 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 23.6 x 16.5 inch
£53,323
Yuki the young yak (White)
Mark Ryden
Sculpture - 43.2 x 30.5 x 25.4 cm Sculpture - 17 x 12 x 10 inch
£1,600
Art Arthropode
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 18 x 45 x 25 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 17.7 x 9.8 inch
£10,220
Requin Cimetière
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 75 x 102 x 45 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 40.2 x 17.7 inch
£42,658
Gare au gorille
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 70 x 67 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 26.4 x 15.7 inch
£40,881
Piaf Violet brillant
Valerie Marty
Sculpture - 17 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
£258
El tigre y las cabras con instrumento y espejo / le tigre et les chevres avec instrument et miroir
Julio Alonso Yañez
Sculpture - 60 x 23 x 3.5 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 9.1 x 1.4 inch
£1,600
My kitten is crazy
Patrick Cornée
Sculpture - 26 x 20 x 12 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.9 x 4.7 inch
£2,044
Bouledogue Français
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Sculpture - 52 x 42 x 32 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 16.5 x 12.6 inch
£3,110
Elephant with red ballon h cm 78
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 78 x 37 x 37 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 14.6 x 14.6 inch
£13,331
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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
£1,422
Convergence animalière
Jean-Paul Jacquet
Sculpture - 40 x 70 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 27.6 x 5.9 inch
£1,244
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.