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Vache couchée I
François-Xavier Lalanne
Sculpture - 16 x 43 x 19.5 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 16.9 x 7.7 inch
$220,668
Le Chat Vase
Niki de Saint Phalle
Sculpture - 31 x 40 x 22 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 15.7 x 8.7 inch
$38,475
Blue Lace and Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull
Angela Morris-Winmill
Sculpture - 75 x 55 x 20 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 21.7 x 7.9 inch
$2,654
Le Cavalier (petit)(bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 47 x 43 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 16.9 x 5.5 inch
$13,014
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Reinhoud d'Haese
Sculpture - 68 x 40 x 23 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 15.7 x 9.1 inch
$11,882
Jeune Cerf
Christine Guillemin
Sculpture - 70 x 57 x 30 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 22.4 x 11.8 inch
$13,580
roofvogel met vis
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 70 x 48 x 60 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 18.9 x 23.6 inch
$16,692
Il était une fois
Maïté Martinez
Sculpture - 13 x 17 x 14 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 6.7 x 5.5 inch
$5,432
Sticking to my post
Poren Huang
Sculpture - 33 x 42 x 53 cm Sculpture - 13 x 16.5 x 20.9 inch
$28,400
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Vladas Kanciauskas
Sculpture - 39 x 42 x 18 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 16.5 x 7.1 inch
$3,395
Panther Chrome
Steve Chaudanson
Sculpture - 98 x 63 x 220 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 24.8 x 86.6 inch
$54,318
Couple de mésanges bleues
Jean Lemonnier
Sculpture - 16 x 11 x 9 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 4.3 x 3.5 inch
$2,263
Sweet Dragon Gentil
Laurent Garcin
Sculpture - 30 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch
$1,301
Sans titre (no comment)
Francky Boy
Sculpture - 31 x 56 x 6 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 22 x 2.4 inch
$2,263
My Kid Just Ruined My François Pompon
Ziegler T
Sculpture - 18 x 32 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 12.6 x 4.3 inch
$679
La Fenice (The Phoenix)
Ugo Nespolo
Sculpture - 35.6 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm Sculpture - 14 x 7 x 5 inch
$1,100
At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 10.5 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 4.1 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
$2,207
Sapeur girafe
Boureima Ouedraogo
Sculpture - 37 x 29 x 18 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 11.4 x 7.1 inch
$962
El tigre y las cabras con retrete /le tigre et les chèvres avec toilettes
Julio Alonso Yañez
Sculpture - 23 x 22 x 18 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 8.7 x 7.1 inch
$1,018
La Girafe
Sylvain Subervie
Sculpture - 400 x 177 x 177 cm Sculpture - 157.5 x 69.7 x 69.7 inch
$70,161
Pêche du lendemain
Benoît Mercier
Sculpture - 25 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch
$1,358
Oh Dear (Blue Heart)
Paco Raphael
Sculpture - 25 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$1,811
Dolly dans les nuages
Patrick Moya
Sculpture - 30 x 14.5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.7 x 2 inch
$1,109
The Kalaw (Philippine Hornbill)
James Doran-Webb
Sculpture - 118 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 46.5 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$4,356
Elephant Clear Pink
Christopher Schulz
Sculpture - 12.7 x 17.8 x 8.9 cm Sculpture - 5 x 7 x 3.5 inch
$2,263
La jolie souris / The pretty mouse
Boris Tabacoff
Sculpture - 15 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,415
Chouette assise
Madeleine Van der Knoop
Sculpture - 27 x 23 x 13 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.1 x 5.1 inch
$4,413
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
$4,385
Naissance éléphanteau
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 20 x 10 x 22 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.9 x 8.7 inch
$7,356
King Kong Balls Blanc
Denis Defrancesco
Sculpture - 11 x 25 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 9.8 x 4.3 inch
$1,697
BadassBear on Wood Turquoise
Zach (Oreo)
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$2,207
Dermatoglifo Invadente
Vanessa Bonino
Sculpture - 88 x 66 x 48 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 26 x 18.9 inch
$2,829
Gorille Dos Argenté
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 24 x 30 x 35 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 11.8 x 13.8 inch
$8,940
Garden of Love
Tamara Bakhshinyan
Sculpture - 37 x 45 x 2 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$554
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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.
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.
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.
Jeff Koons' Rabbit series consists of three stainless steel animal sculptures.