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Polar Bear street art
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 60 x 120 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 47.2 x 19.7 inch
£5,332
Gummy bear color block - Yellow & fucsia
Gabriela Alejandra Rivera
Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
£622
Splashed gummy bear - red
Gabriela Alejandra Rivera
Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
£667
Sur la banquise - Ourse polaire
Véronique Laffaille
Sculpture - 24.5 x 50 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.6 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch
£3,444
Sweet collection gummy bear sculpture - blue
Gabriela Alejandra Rivera
Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
£578
Piaf caméléon, collection Toulouse
Valerie Marty
Sculpture - 18 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
£258
Carlin
Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse
Sculpture - 35 x 49 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 19.3 x 9.8 inch
£8,443
Azul B
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Sculpture - 60 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
£1,822
Azul A
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Sculpture - 60 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
£1,822
Wild Kong Oil Silver Metal by Orlinski
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 16 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 6.3 inch
£7,464
Fragment orang-outan
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 52 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
£14,219
Fragment de Panthère noire
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 33 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 13 inch
£11,998
Poisson Globe
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 36 x 20 x 30 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.9 x 11.8 inch
£8,265
Alice aux pays des merveilles
Nobody
Sculpture - 21 x 11 x 6 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 4.3 x 2.4 inch
£89
Petit faucon
Madeleine Van der Knoop
Sculpture - 27 x 46 x 27 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 18.1 x 10.6 inch
£3,466
Boss Lion XXL
Yaniv Edery
Sculpture - 210 x 130 x 100 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 51.2 x 39.4 inch
£84,427
Abstract Ted Bear (1)
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 90 x 70 x 50 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 27.6 x 19.7 inch
£5,288
Black Monkey business
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 115 x 75 x 65 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 29.5 x 25.6 inch
£6,665
PANDASAN’S PETITE BLOSSOM : EBONY SERENAD
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 50 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
£10,665
Elle pousse le chariot - série métaux de récupération
Daniel Bligny
Sculpture - 35 x 34 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.4 x 7.9 inch
£644
Et Dieu créa le cheval
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 40 x 24 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.4 x 11.8 inch
£12,442
Hommage à Léonard de Vinci
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 19.7 inch
£17,330
Nestor du domaine
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 42 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch
£9,776
Lièvre fleuri
Véronique Dominici
Sculpture - 34 x 36 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 14.2 x 7.9 inch
£1,066
Lièvre au jardin
Véronique Dominici
Sculpture - 36.5 x 35 x 17 cm Sculpture - 14.4 x 13.8 x 6.7 inch
£1,066
colors festival bulldog
Priscilla Vettese
Sculpture - 24 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch
£267
Birds Guard I
Tadas Gutauskas TaDas
Sculpture - 29.5 x 17 x 14 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 6.7 x 5.5 inch
£2,755
pretty bulldog
Priscilla Vettese
Sculpture - 10.5 x 24.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 4.1 x 9.6 x 7.3 inch
£258
Mastino napoletano
Angela Gomes
Sculpture - 110 x 30 x 35 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 11.8 x 13.8 inch
£7,554
Elia e L’elefante bronzo mini
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 35 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 13.8 inch
£13,331
Model for Monument to the White Squirrel
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 8 inch
£5,332
Tazmanian devil table
Phantom Art
Sculpture - 75 x 50 x 40 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 19.7 x 15.7 inch
£8,443
Black panther VRJW alpha - statue résine pop art street art
DED2008
Sculpture - 16 x 50 x 9 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 19.7 x 3.5 inch
£711
Black panther BMBW alpha - statue résine pop art street art
DED2008
Sculpture - 16 x 50 x 9 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 19.7 x 3.5 inch
£711
Beer met jong op rug
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 50 x 65 x 35 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 25.6 x 13.8 inch
£8,221
Golden dobberman
Phantom Art
Sculpture - 150 x 60 x 98 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 23.6 x 38.6 inch
£8,443
Bistiacephalus Heterosis 03
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 2 inch
£1,066
Songye Trophy Mask
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Sculpture - 27 x 17 x 5 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 6.7 x 2 inch
£1,066
Sterne qui plonge
Jean Lemonnier
Sculpture - 39 x 65 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 25.6 x 7.9 inch
£4,266
Bidon Suricates F9 Rouge
Mauro Corda
Sculpture - 132 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 52 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
£7,998
Ours Polaire Lanceur
François Rambaud
Sculpture - 40 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
£400
Ours cosmos
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 27.5 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
£4,444
N°1331 - Lion collection
Alikhan Abdollahi
Sculpture - 28 x 40 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11 x 15.7 x 9.8 inch
£667
Ours Bleu à Marinière Co. N°4
André Gacko
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 9.1 inch
£960
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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.