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Animals are often featured in news, sometimes in heartwarming tales of human and animal companionship and other times in heartbreaking stories of illegal trade and endangered species. Animals are even present in social sciences, especially thank to  ethology (behavioural sciences of animals in their natural habitat). They have fascinated philosophers from Antiquity all the way through to today and they are even present in the medical realm, as the benefits of animal-assisted therapies have been scientifically proven. 

The relationship between humans and animals is also taken into account in the politics, most notably when debating topics related to ecology, the protection of ecosystems and sustainable development. Thus, animals might be seen as a crucial indicator of humanity's concerns. 

As well in these many sectors, animals are also very much present in the arts. A number of art museums have decided exhibitions to animals including the Cluny Museum in Paris and MoMA PS1 in New York. Whether simply a humble spectator in an 18th century painting or the central subject of a Courbet painting, animals are present throughout the history of art. From symbolic, to esthetic, to abstract, to animal drawings meant to simply record their appearance...all these representations have played a role in influencing artists and also how we characterise and think of individual animals.

Each civilisation has represented the animal on multiples supports (mosaics, metal, stone, bones, etc.) as seen on the Nerja cave wall paintings in Andalusia discovered in 1925. Animal iconography has had multiple purposes, varying according to the era and place. Bats, for example, are often used to represent death, fear or superstition in Western art, whereas the Chinese see them as a sign of happiness. The omnipresence of animals within cultures across the globe is probably down to the similarities between men and animal, a source of both fascination and fear. 

In this selection, Artsper helps you to discover the beauty of the animal kingdom, its diversity, strength and fragility. Artists depict animals in a huge range of mediums: sculpture, painting, photographs, and drawings. Contemporary artists bring an original and poetic vision to their representations of the animals with whom we share our world.

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Fine Art Drawings, Chaton tigré, Noël Granger

Chaton tigré

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 inch

€100

Fine Art Drawings, Chat Angora, Noël Granger

Chat Angora

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 inch

€100

Fine Art Drawings, Libellule II, Noël Granger

Libellule II

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 30.4 x 22.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 inch

€100

Fine Art Drawings, La Libellule, Noël Granger

La Libellule

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9.1 inch

€90

Painting, Field, Nicolas Kennett

Field

Nicolas Kennett

Painting - 40 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Painting, Osprey, Nicolas Kennett

Osprey

Nicolas Kennett

Painting - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€2,900

Painting, Incanto, Nicolas Kennett

Incanto

Nicolas Kennett

Painting - 60 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€3,500

Painting, Eclipse, Nicolas Kennett

Eclipse

Nicolas Kennett

Painting - 60 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€3,500

Painting, Family, Luong Trung

Family

Luong Trung

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,750

Painting, Reaching, Anand Manchiraju

Reaching

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€6,371

Painting, Warriors, Anand Manchiraju

Warriors

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 91.4 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 36 x 70 x 0.1 inch

€7,282

Painting, Sovereign, Anand Manchiraju

Sovereign

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 91.4 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 36 x 70 x 0.1 inch

€7,282

Painting, Surya, Anand Manchiraju

Surya

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 91.4 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 36 x 70 x 0.1 inch

€7,282

Painting, Marianne, Loup Y-Es-Tu ?

Marianne

Loup Y-Es-Tu ?

Painting - 55 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Story, Luong Trung

Story

Luong Trung

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€7,150

Painting, Relaxing, Luong Trung

Relaxing

Luong Trung

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€9,150

Painting, Life 3, Luong Trung

Life 3

Luong Trung

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€11,150

Painting, Dating, Luong Trung

Dating

Luong Trung

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€7,250

Painting, Story 3, Luong Trung

Story 3

Luong Trung

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€7,150

Painting, Story 2, Luong Trung

Story 2

Luong Trung

Painting - 100 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€7,450

Painting, Life 4, Luong Trung

Life 4

Luong Trung

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,650

Print, Martyrs, Samuel Maita

Martyrs

Samuel Maita

Print - 97 x 64 cm Print - 38.2 x 25.2 inch

€300

Painting, Liberté, Claudia Coccina

Liberté

Claudia Coccina

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

€250

Sculpture, Solar Crow, Nicolas Kennett

Solar Crow

Nicolas Kennett

Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

€2,900

Sculpture, Shadow, Nicolas Kennett

Shadow

Nicolas Kennett

Sculpture - 35 x 50 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 19.7 x 9.8 inch

€3,900

Painting, Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€105

Fine Art Drawings, The hunt, Silvia Cuello

The hunt

Silvia Cuello

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 17 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 6.7 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Jaws-D, Pierre Jacob

Jaws-D

Pierre Jacob

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 15 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Om bird, Vitalia Stupak

Om bird

Vitalia Stupak

Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 97 x 0.04 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 38.2 x 0 inch

€319

Painting, Sieste, Sounya Whang

Sieste

Sounya Whang

Painting - 22 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€110

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€105

Sculpture, Sous l'océan, Clemyart

Sous l'océan

Clemyart

Sculpture - 38 x 18 x 7 cm Sculpture - 15 x 7.1 x 2.8 inch

€350

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