Wild animals

Painting, L'Animal Etoilé 1, José Pirès

L'Animal Etoilé 1

José Pirès

Painting - 20 x 21 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

£494

Photography, Séduisante, Dominique Jullien

Séduisante

Dominique Jullien

Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£359

Photography, Chuck, Samsofy

Chuck

Samsofy

Photography - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£144

Painting, Natural nature, Angel Rivas

Natural nature

Angel Rivas

Painting - 103 x 207 x 1 cm Painting - 40.6 x 81.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,797

Painting, Oxygen, Alisa Savitska

Oxygen

Alisa Savitska

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,528

Painting, Hare constellation, Iwona Sacharczuk Ivet

Hare constellation

Iwona Sacharczuk Ivet

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,528

Painting, Mimicry, Iwona Sacharczuk Ivet

Mimicry

Iwona Sacharczuk Ivet

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,078

Painting, Blue yellow leopard, Alisa Savitska

Blue yellow leopard

Alisa Savitska

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£801

Painting, Lupus wolf Loup, SLH Artiste

Lupus wolf Loup

SLH Artiste

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

£809

Painting, Pardus Leopard, SLH Artiste

Pardus Leopard

SLH Artiste

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

£809

Painting, Poonya, Benjamin David

Poonya

Benjamin David

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£935

Painting, Red dragon fish, Benjamin David

Red dragon fish

Benjamin David

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

£863

Painting, Amore vince Tutto, Ellie Hesse

Amore vince Tutto

Ellie Hesse

Painting - 95 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 37.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£1,750

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Mahmoodkhan

Untitled

Mahmoodkhan

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

£1,438

Photography, 001- Les petits peuples de Sibérie, Jacques Langevin

001- Les petits peuples de Sibérie

Jacques Langevin

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

£1,078

Sculpture, Panda, Valerian Sioridzé

Panda

Valerian Sioridzé

Sculpture - 22 x 14 x 17 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.5 x 6.7 inch

£539

Painting, Monkey trouble, Peter Donkersloot

Monkey trouble

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£3,819

Painting, Nuances de gris, Véronique Lecoq

Nuances de gris

Véronique Lecoq

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£270

Painting, The hunt, Pierre-Yves Blasco

The hunt

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 77 x 102 x 2 cm Painting - 30.3 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,770

Painting, The charge, Pierre-Yves Blasco

The charge

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 59 x 84 x 2 cm Painting - 23.2 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch

£1,114

Painting, Sleeping beauty awakes, Pierre-Yves Blasco

Sleeping beauty awakes

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 61 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,267

Painting, Portrait of leopard, Pierre-Yves Blasco

Portrait of leopard

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 92 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28 x 0.8 inch

£1,474

Painting, Lord of the jungle, Pierre-Yves Blasco

Lord of the jungle

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 76 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,537

Painting, I'm hungry, Pierre-Yves Blasco

I'm hungry

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 83 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 32.7 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,123

Painting, A cubs game, Pierre-Yves Blasco

A cubs game

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 92 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£1,267

Painting, Walking in the bush, Pierre-Yves Blasco

Walking in the bush

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 70 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,411

Painting, Plus on est de fous, plus on rit..., François Nasica

Plus on est de fous, plus on rit...

François Nasica

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£1,078

Painting, Old Magic, Newel Hunter

Old Magic

Newel Hunter

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£5,903

Photography, A King in his forest 03, Yvelines, Nathan Soulez-Larivière

A King in his forest 03, Yvelines

Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

£449

Photography, A King in his forest 02, Yvelines, Nathan Soulez-Larivière

A King in his forest 02, Yvelines

Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

£449

Photography, Black beast in its woods 01, Yvelines, Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Black beast in its woods 01, Yvelines

Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Photography - 50 x 100 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 inch

£449

Photography, Her Majesty the Flamingo, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Her Majesty the Flamingo, Camargue

Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

£449

Print, Feu, Raymond Waydelich

Feu

Raymond Waydelich

Print - 50 x 66 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 26 x 0.2 inch

£629

Painting, SPORT HIPPIQUE, Khatis

SPORT HIPPIQUE

Khatis

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£719

Painting, Sous le poirier, Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint

Sous le poirier

Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint

Painting - 35 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

£674

Sculpture, Reflexion, S.Kristol

Reflexion

S.Kristol

Sculpture - 70 x 35 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 13.8 x 15.7 inch

£6,919

Painting, La Forêt de Pan, Niki Singleton

La Forêt de Pan

Niki Singleton

Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.8 inch

£1,721

Photography, L'envol du cygne, Pierre Schwartz

L'envol du cygne

Pierre Schwartz

Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch

£539

Painting, Greyscale, Nite Owl

Greyscale

Nite Owl

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

£809

Painting, Blue whoo, Nite Owl

Blue whoo

Nite Owl

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

£719

Print, TAIWAN MUSEUM 1988 Union, Liu Yang Jer

TAIWAN MUSEUM 1988 Union

Liu Yang Jer

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

£723

Photography, Mon chameau, Emmanuelle Barbaras

Mon chameau

Emmanuelle Barbaras

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£629

Painting, Mamahi - Portraits animaux sauvages - Girafe, Ezya

Mamahi - Portraits animaux sauvages - Girafe

Ezya

Painting - 160 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£674

Painting, Bull on silver., Iryna Kastsova

Bull on silver.

Iryna Kastsova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,438

Painting, Artemis, Delyafruz Bagirova

Artemis

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£449

Print, Me and my monkey, Jack Liemburg

Me and my monkey

Jack Liemburg

Print - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£2,242

Sculpture, Polar Bear street art, Xavier Wttrwulghe

Polar Bear street art

Xavier Wttrwulghe

Sculpture - 60 x 120 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 47.2 x 19.7 inch

£5,392

Painting, Funny blue pandy, Paco Roum

Funny blue pandy

Paco Roum

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,651

Painting, Tourist Penguino, Penguino

Tourist Penguino

Penguino

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

£719

Painting, Miss Antarctica, Penguino

Miss Antarctica

Penguino

Painting - 30.5 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 8 x 0.1 inch

£719

Sculpture, Fragment de Panthère noire, Florence Jacquesson

Fragment de Panthère noire

Florence Jacquesson

Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 33 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 13 inch

£12,131

Sculpture, Élephant, Pascal Chesneau

Élephant

Pascal Chesneau

Sculpture - 37 x 33 x 12 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 13 x 4.7 inch

£4,942

Sculpture, Lion, Pascal Chesneau

Lion

Pascal Chesneau

Sculpture - 28 x 60 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11 x 23.6 x 4.7 inch

£6,739

Sculpture, Boss Lion XXL, Yaniv Edery

Boss Lion XXL

Yaniv Edery

Sculpture - 210 x 130 x 100 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 51.2 x 39.4 inch

£85,367

Painting, Wild in blue, Mosko

Wild in blue

Mosko

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£404

Painting, Chiller, Benjamin David

Chiller

Benjamin David

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,186

Sculpture, Panthère, Pascal Chesneau

Panthère

Pascal Chesneau

Sculpture - 55.5 x 50 x 16 cm Sculpture - 21.9 x 19.7 x 6.3 inch

£5,931

Painting, Lion King, Peter Donkersloot

Lion King

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£3,819

Sculpture, Panthère, Michel Audiard

Panthère

Michel Audiard

Sculpture - 33 x 63 x 26 cm Sculpture - 13 x 24.8 x 10.2 inch

£7,189

Painting, Jardin, Ingrid Matysiack

Jardin

Ingrid Matysiack

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£890

Photography, Terra Incognita - Breathe, Guillaume Pépy

Terra Incognita - Breathe

Guillaume Pépy

Photography - 70 x 105 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 inch

£1,258

Painting, Delights Gardens LVII, Magdalena Nalecz

Delights Gardens LVII

Magdalena Nalecz

Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,348

Painting, Memories and dreams, Magdalena Nalecz

Memories and dreams

Magdalena Nalecz

Painting - 30 x 40 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

£449

Painting, La chasseuse, Hasb

La chasseuse

Hasb

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

£3,954

Painting, Angry Gorilla, Katz

Angry Gorilla

Katz

Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

£1,168

Painting, Elephant, Katz

Elephant

Katz

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£809

Painting, The Evening Meal, Anthony Dunphy

The Evening Meal

Anthony Dunphy

Painting - 45.7 x 31.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 18 x 12.5 x 2 inch

£660

Painting, Le brame du cerf, Timothy Archer

Le brame du cerf

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

£2,876

Painting, Wild Guest, Valeria Radzievska

Wild Guest

Valeria Radzievska

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.8 inch

£675

Print, Paris, Eiffel, Chris Morin-Eitner

Paris, Eiffel

Chris Morin-Eitner

Print - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£135

Painting, Camouflage, Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint

Camouflage

Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£449

Painting, Elevation, Caroline Huet

Elevation

Caroline Huet

Painting - 30 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,078

Print, Singe, le 9 ème, Stom500

Singe, le 9 ème

Stom500

Print - 24 x 30 cm Print - 9.4 x 11.8 inch

£90

Print, Paris, Palais zébré, Chris Morin-Eitner

Paris, Palais zébré

Chris Morin-Eitner

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£135

Sculpture, Buste Guépard, Valerian Sioridzé

Buste Guépard

Valerian Sioridzé

Sculpture - 25 x 8 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 3.1 x 3.9 inch

£359

Painting, Where The Wild Things Are, Claudia Radvanyi

Where The Wild Things Are

Claudia Radvanyi

Painting - 26 x 26 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 inch

£472

Photography, Goldfinch, Bogdan Boev

Goldfinch

Bogdan Boev

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

£440

Painting, Sweet lion - Wild Serie, Paco Roum

Sweet lion - Wild Serie

Paco Roum

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£2,876

Print, Boeuf, le 2 ème, Stom500

Boeuf, le 2 ème

Stom500

Print - 24 x 30 cm Print - 9.4 x 11.8 inch

£90

Print, Rat, le 1 er, Stom500

Rat, le 1 er

Stom500

Print - 24 x 30 cm Print - 9.4 x 11.8 inch

£90

Painting, AC16B, Stefano Mazzolini

AC16B

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 90 x 180 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch

£1,797 £1,258

Painting, AC9, Stefano Mazzolini

AC9

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

£899

Painting, Marriage of the crowd, Mehdi Mirbagheri

Marriage of the crowd

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Painting - 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

£9,885

Fine Art Drawings, Meet Your God, Sergio Barletta

Meet Your God

Sergio Barletta

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

£449

Painting, Arbre Loup, Karo Trass

Arbre Loup

Karo Trass

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£216

Painting, Félin, Cyril Réguerre

Félin

Cyril Réguerre

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£719

Fine Art Drawings, Achtung! / Attention!, Franz Roth

Achtung! / Attention!

Franz Roth

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

£584

Fine Art Drawings, Der Toro / Le Toro, Franz Roth

Der Toro / Le Toro

Franz Roth

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

£584

Sculpture, La daine d'hiver, Elizabeth Portnova

La daine d'hiver

Elizabeth Portnova

Sculpture - 30 x 40 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15.7 x 6.7 inch

£2,965

Sculpture, Le lion, Elizabeth Portnova

Le lion

Elizabeth Portnova

Sculpture - 33 x 36 x 33 cm Sculpture - 13 x 14.2 x 13 inch

£2,246

Sculpture, La daine, Elizabeth Portnova

La daine

Elizabeth Portnova

Sculpture - 46 x 50 x 27 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 19.7 x 10.6 inch

£2,336

Sculpture, Charge de l’éléphant d'Afrique, Bernard Rebaudet

Charge de l’éléphant d'Afrique

Bernard Rebaudet

Sculpture - 23 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch

£8,896

Sculpture, Grande panthere noire, Bernard Rebaudet

Grande panthere noire

Bernard Rebaudet

Sculpture - 15 x 45 x 15 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 17.7 x 5.9 inch

£6,739

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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