Wild animals

Painting, Dreaming on  the Bookshef, Alexandr Klemens

Dreaming on the Bookshef

Alexandr Klemens

Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£983

Sculpture, Standing bear, Richard Orlinski

Standing bear

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.7 x 7.1 inch

£4,913

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£3,037

Sculpture, Masque 4, Alicia Coste

Masque 4

Alicia Coste

Sculpture - 18 x 14 x 0.8 inch

£447

Painting, Sonar, Saïr

Sonar

Saïr

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£715

Sculpture, Owl, Sophie Verger

Owl

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 7.5 x 3 x 1.6 inch

£875

Painting, Yellowstone Bison, Leslie White

Yellowstone Bison

Leslie White

Painting - 16 x 22 x 0.1 inch

£1,236

Painting, Quelques fruits gourmands et amitie?, Youngmi Kim

Quelques fruits gourmands et amitie?

Youngmi Kim

Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£402

Photography, Tiger #7, Brad Wilson

Tiger #7

Brad Wilson

Photography - 29.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch

£1,787

Painting, Ernest, Benjamin David

Ernest

Benjamin David

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£929

Painting, Chouette, Paul Rebeyrolle

Chouette

Paul Rebeyrolle

Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

£25,905

Painting, Elephants, Valeria Radzievska

Elephants

Valeria Radzievska

Painting - 28 x 20 x 0.8 inch

£989

Painting, Space Girafe, Paco Roum

Space Girafe

Paco Roum

Painting - 27.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

£3,448

Sculpture, Gre Cocodile, Fernand Greco

Gre Cocodile

Fernand Greco

Sculpture - 4.3 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,072

Sculpture, Que reste-t-il ?  I/IV, Sophie Larroche

Que reste-t-il ? I/IV

Sophie Larroche

Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch

£2,323

Sculpture, Iguana, Max ArtLouis

Iguana

Max ArtLouis

Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 39.4 inch

£2,859

Print, Léopard #2, So-Chaps

Léopard #2

So-Chaps

Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£355

Painting, A Falcaroo Named Knievel, Brett Crawford

A Falcaroo Named Knievel

Brett Crawford

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 inch

£61,798

Painting, La chasseuse, Hasb

La chasseuse

Hasb

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

£3,930

Painting, Territoire, Claude André Thibaud

Territoire

Claude André Thibaud

Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch

£1,737

Photography, Uncharted Speed, Cheraine Collette

Uncharted Speed

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£3,573

Painting, Rhino #5 - One of the big five, Stefanie Rogge

Rhino #5 - One of the big five

Stefanie Rogge

Painting - 47 x 39 x 0.7 inch

£1,769

Print, Untitled, Romain Duris

Untitled

Romain Duris

Print - 17.3 x 13.4 inch

£313

Sculpture, Baby Lynx, Bordalo

Baby Lynx

Bordalo

Sculpture - 14.6 x 12.6 x 1.6 inch

£4,466

Fine Art Drawings, Hara, Youssef Boubekeur

Hara

Youssef Boubekeur

Fine Art Drawings - 74.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

£11,166

Painting, Chasse gardée, Flo Jaouen

Chasse gardée

Flo Jaouen

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£804

Sculpture, Leona, Marie-Louise Sorbac

Leona

Marie-Louise Sorbac

Sculpture - 25.6 x 14.2 x 18.1 inch

£21,439

Painting, Sans titre, Cyprien Tokoudagba

Sans titre

Cyprien Tokoudagba

Painting - 26.8 x 35.8 x 0.4 inch

£2,233

Sculpture, Black Panther, Iwi Lahcen

Black Panther

Iwi Lahcen

Sculpture - 24.8 x 79.9 x 19.7 inch

£15,186

Print, Lionne orange, Mox

Lionne orange

Mox

Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

£36

Sculpture, Bouquetin, Pierre Yermia

Bouquetin

Pierre Yermia

Sculpture - 24.4 x 14.6 x 6.3 inch

£5,896

Print, Biotope, Agnès Thurnauer

Biotope

Agnès Thurnauer

Print - 60 x 47 inch

£1,787

Print, Giant Pandas, Rob Pruitt

Giant Pandas

Rob Pruitt

Print - 29.9 x 23.6 inch

£2,472

Print, Yuki The Young Yak, Mark Ryden

Yuki The Young Yak

Mark Ryden

Print - 20.1 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

£1,250

Painting, Le bélier mauve, Mario Adornetto

Le bélier mauve

Mario Adornetto

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch

£3,873

Painting, Dans l'fond j'entends pas, Jérôme Rochette

Dans l'fond j'entends pas

Jérôme Rochette

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch

£3,049

Painting, Horse, Lily Art

Horse

Lily Art

Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£12,863

Print, Rhinocéros et éléphants, Jürg Kreienbühl

Rhinocéros et éléphants

Jürg Kreienbühl

Print - 40 x 28.5 inch

£1,965

Painting, Blue tiger focus, Mosko

Blue tiger focus

Mosko

Painting - 14.2 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

£1,072

Painting, Roe Deer, Art Vladi

Roe Deer

Art Vladi

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£1,697 £1,443

Sculpture, La part du Lion, Jean-François Gambino

La part du Lion

Jean-François Gambino

Sculpture - 25.6 x 29.5 x 27.6 inch

£42,878

Print, African Elephant, Ron English

African Elephant

Ron English

Print - 34.3 x 23.8 inch

£715

Sculpture, Swarovski Panther, Yves & Yulia Pires

Swarovski Panther

Yves & Yulia Pires

Sculpture - 9.4 x 26.4 x 6.3 inch

£13,399

Painting, I Got the Power, Alina Shimova

I Got the Power

Alina Shimova

Painting - 48 x 36 inch

£5,727

Sculpture, Guépard, Valerian Sioridzé

Guépard

Valerian Sioridzé

Sculpture - 8.3 x 16.5 x 3.5 inch

£849

Print, Ultimate Freedom rehaussée, Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Ultimate Freedom rehaussée

Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£250

Photography, Terra Incognita - Le Grand Canyon, Guillaume Pépy

Terra Incognita - Le Grand Canyon

Guillaume Pépy

Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 inch

£1,251

Fine Art Drawings, Healing Greenland, Chunja And Animal Friends, Shin Seung-Hun

Healing Greenland, Chunja And Animal Friends

Shin Seung-Hun

Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 30.5 x 0 inch

£893

Photography, Window to Our Soul, Ejaz Khan

Window to Our Soul

Ejaz Khan

Photography - 33 x 49 x 1 inch

£2,966

Painting, The king, Phil

The king

Phil

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£759

Photography, Pink or black 03, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Pink or black 03, Camargue

Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

£447

Print, Siméon, Monkeybird

Siméon

Monkeybird

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

£313

Painting, Tendresse, M.Cros

Tendresse

M.Cros

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,787

Print, Vegas bunny, Roy van der Laars

Vegas bunny

Roy van der Laars

Print - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,189

Painting, Blue Spider, Barbara Piatti

Blue Spider

Barbara Piatti

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

£3,127

Painting, Sprouted, Kelly Vivanco

Sprouted

Kelly Vivanco

Painting - 36 x 24 inch

£1,483

Sculpture, Toro mosaique, Jean Amiel

Toro mosaique

Jean Amiel

Sculpture - 27.6 x 29.5 x 27.6 inch

£4,288

Painting, Tanzanie, Franck Maes

Tanzanie

Franck Maes

Painting - 31.5 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

£3,127

Fine Art Drawings, Crypsis, Angelo Pioppo

Crypsis

Angelo Pioppo

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£438 £219

Photography, Z Portrait, Mital Patel

Z Portrait

Mital Patel

Photography - 49 x 40 inch

£2,711

Sculpture, roofvogel met vis, Evert den Hartog

roofvogel met vis

Evert den Hartog

Sculpture - 27.6 x 18.9 x 23.6 inch

£13,176

Print, Scientific illustration - vertical distribution of species in the mountain, Tekla Aleksieva

Scientific illustration - vertical distribution of species in the mountain

Tekla Aleksieva

Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

£49

Print, "Encounters" Limited Edition Fine Art Print, Mariah Birsak

"Encounters" Limited Edition Fine Art Print

Mariah Birsak

Print - 31.5 x 47.2 inch

£384

Painting, Girl with a Cat, David Popiashvili

Girl with a Cat

David Popiashvili

Painting - 16.9 x 12 x 1.6 inch

£1,318

Print, Wild life 1, Oak Oak

Wild life 1

Oak Oak

Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£134

Painting, Irish Stag, Gavin O'Donoghue

Irish Stag

Gavin O'Donoghue

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,124

Painting, Circulation Alternée, Docteur Bergman

Circulation Alternée

Docteur Bergman

Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£447

Painting, Le visage vert, Germain Van der Steen

Le visage vert

Germain Van der Steen

Painting - 24.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

£1,072

Painting, Stout coral, Will Eskridge

Stout coral

Will Eskridge

Painting - 18 x 24 x 1.5 inch

£1,071

Print, Politics, Zedsy

Politics

Zedsy

Print - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

£1,236 £865

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

£1,742

Fine Art Drawings, Femme cheval, Caroline Crozat

Femme cheval

Caroline Crozat

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

£1,251

Painting, Making an entrance, Carley Cornelissen

Making an entrance

Carley Cornelissen

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£1,295

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

£759

Print, Mama Leone, Sara Conti

Mama Leone

Sara Conti

Print - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

£715

Painting, Resting by the Green Grass Stream, Liu Ziyu

Resting by the Green Grass Stream

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 20.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch

£1,608

Painting, Untitled I, Ronnie Jiang

Untitled I

Ronnie Jiang

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£715

Painting, Mamahi - Portraits animaux sauvages - Girafe, Ezya

Mamahi - Portraits animaux sauvages - Girafe

Ezya

Painting - 63 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£670

Print, Il Barocciaio, Arturo Checchi

Il Barocciaio

Arturo Checchi

Print - 14.1 x 20 x 0.1 inch

£670

Painting, Lion in red, Maudin

Lion in red

Maudin

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

£759

Painting, Pas d'horizon 1, Korsé

Pas d'horizon 1

Korsé

Painting - 21.7 x 14.6 x 0.6 inch

£849

Fine Art Drawings, Antilope Kobo, Jean Poulain

Antilope Kobo

Jean Poulain

Fine Art Drawings - 31.1 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

£795

Painting, Le roi de la jungle, Serapis

Le roi de la jungle

Serapis

Painting - 57.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

£3,296

Fine Art Drawings, Tête à tête - œuvre unique/originale en arche, La Robotte

Tête à tête - œuvre unique/originale en arche

La Robotte

Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

£10,719

Print, MAYC #6602, 2022, Mutant Ape Yacht Club

MAYC #6602, 2022

Mutant Ape Yacht Club

Print - 7.1 x 7.1 inch

£536

Sculpture, Jague (Le Jaguar), Gite

Jague (Le Jaguar)

Gite

Sculpture - 11 x 23.6 x 8.7 inch

£1,072

Print, Tiger, Rebecca Whitewood

Tiger

Rebecca Whitewood

Print - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,697

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Mahmoodkhan

Untitled

Mahmoodkhan

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

£1,429

Sculpture, Gorille Dos Argenté, Bernard Rebaudet

Gorille Dos Argenté

Bernard Rebaudet

Sculpture - 9.4 x 11.8 x 13.8 inch

£7,057

Print, Cheese, Raymond Waydelich

Cheese

Raymond Waydelich

Print - 19.7 x 26 x 0.2 inch

£625

Painting, La chouette, Jérôme Bouscarat

La chouette

Jérôme Bouscarat

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

£795

Painting, The king of kings, Hristo Gaberov

The king of kings

Hristo Gaberov

Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,027

Wild animals

Wild animals, because of their impertinent beauty,  have fascinated humans since the beginning of times. This is not surprising given how closely our evolution is linked to that of other species. If domestic animals have been represented many times in art, wild animals also inhabit artworks. Symbols of power and brutality, or fantasized images of distant lands, the subjects of the animal realm are an endless source of inspiration for artists.

In rock art already, humans painted the fauna that surrounded them. However, it was in Antiquity, from Egypt to Greece, that wild animals began to be represented for a specific purpose. Indeed, the animal figure, sacralised and feared, systematically referred to religions and myths. The Egyptian pantheon and its representations were populated by men with animal heads, and many Greek vases were decorated with the effigy of the Hydra or the Minotaur.

With the advent of Christianity, followed by humanism, animals began to be portrayed as submissive and dominated by man. This symbolism was essential for religious messages. The Middle Ages were particularly fascinated by the figure of the unicorn, a poetic and mythical animal. Gradually, however, the representation became more naturalistic, as Renaissance artists attempted to represent nature as realistically as possible, particularly in drawings and engravings. Wild animals were also omnipresent in hunting and war scenes. Some even played with the limit between realism and imagination,for instance Bosh in his 'Garden of Delights'.

One of the most recurring figure of wildlife in art is undoubtedly the lion. In Baroque art in particular, obsessed with exotic animals, the theme of the savannah came up regularly. European colonial enterprises, and the stories of those who returned from the four corners of the world made artists' imaginations bubble. A master in this field, Rubens painted exotic and grandiose hunting scenes, featuring tigers, hippos or crocodiles...

This Orientalist trend made a comeback in the 19th century, with Delacroix distinguished himself in the representation of wild animals, especially tigers. Later on, symbolists such as Gauguin found in the painting of wild animals a way to express their own vision of reality by creating colourful and fantasized worlds. This paved the way for naive art, the most illustrious representative of which was Henri Rousseau, who used an illustrated book on wild animals found at the Galeries Lafayette to populate his paintings with exotic animals that invited escape.

Contemporary art also draws inspiration from the bestiary very regularly. One can think of National Geographic's famous photographs, now on display in museums all around the world. From a more experimental perspective, there is the example of Chinese artist Chang Lei, who had fun representing a wide variety of wildlife in her piece 'Animal Farm'. Jeff Koons, most famous for his Balloon Dogs,  also made the monkey his trademark. However, at a time when the issue of animal ethics is increasingly present, our relationship with animals is at the heart of moral concerns. Contemporary art is often criticised for its use of dead animals or for suspected abuse. Damien Hirst, in particular, created controversy by exhibiting sculptures presenting dead animals floating in blue formol.

But none of that on Artsper, where wildlife is celebrated, as you will be able to see in our selection!

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