Animal

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, Le messager, Agathe David

Agathe David

Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

$726

Fine Art Drawings, The Horse, Esperia Gava

Esperia Gava

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$702

Print, Frida, Isack

Isack

Print - 115 x 90 x 2 cm Print - 45.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,198

Painting, Dragonfly, Daria Ilyukhina

Daria Ilyukhina

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

$2,000

Painting, In a hug, Lucie Vackova

Lucie Vackova

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,452

Fine Art Drawings, Cheers, K Oldal

K Oldal

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 51 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$665

Painting, Two Dolphins, Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

Painting - 91 x 121 x 1 cm Painting - 35.8 x 47.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,210

Painting, Bestioles, Bault

Bault

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

$4,355

Painting, L'élan, Harry Walker

Harry Walker

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

$2,298

Sculpture, Snake une pivoine, StephD

StephD

Sculpture - 80 x 20 x 4 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$786

Painting, Masque #2, Zahra Zeinali

Zahra Zeinali

Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$4,355

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joan Albert

Joan Albert

Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 18.5 x 0 inch

$726

Painting, Arya, Dave Baranes

Dave Baranes

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

$9,677

Print, Holiday, Lars Tunebo

Lars Tunebo

Print - 49.5 x 37 cm Print - 19.5 x 14.6 inch

$596

Sculpture, Doberman, Phantom Art

Phantom Art

Sculpture - 135 x 70 x 154 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 27.6 x 60.6 inch

$4,234

Painting, Gothic Cow, Robert Wells

Robert Wells

Painting - 15 x 21 x 4 cm Painting - 5.9 x 8.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,661

Fine Art Drawings, Spiritual Realm 3, Shui Qiu

Shui Qiu

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$1,000

Painting, Yaoundé, Noé Two

Noé Two

Painting - 140 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 2 inch

$45,965

Photography, Halt, Mark Harvey

Mark Harvey

Photography - 45.7 x 82.5 x 1 cm Photography - 18 x 32.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,915

Painting, Séville, Georges Corominas

Georges Corominas

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

$16,330

Print, Untitled, Roberto Ortuno

Roberto Ortuno

Print - 99.5 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.2 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,089

Fine Art Drawings, Bergers et troupeaux, Innocenti

Innocenti

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$647

Sculpture, Geai, Marie Baslé

Marie Baslé

Sculpture - 23 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

$847

Painting, Lion in red, James Mutisya

James Mutisya

Painting - 50.5 x 118.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.9 x 46.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,089 $980

Fine Art Drawings, Une sauterie, ADOR

ADOR

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$1,089

Fine Art Drawings, The last call, Karim Benchebra

Karim Benchebra

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$2,056

Sculpture, Shark, XBO Art

XBO Art

Sculpture - 41 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$1,512

Painting, Study, James Ulmer

James Ulmer

Painting - 30.48 x 22.86 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.8 inch

$5,000 $4,500

Sculpture, Bohême, K-OD

K-OD

Sculpture - 42 x 42 x 32 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 16.5 x 12.6 inch

$1,028

Painting, Wanker, Dylan Cram

Dylan Cram

Painting - 61 x 46 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,960 $1,666

Painting, Togetherness, Therese-Liise

Therese-Liise

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,540

Painting, The Caller, Will Barnet

Will Barnet

Painting - 232.4 x 80 x 5.1 cm Painting - 91.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$200,000

Sculpture, Le curieux, Clément Covizzi

Clément Covizzi

Sculpture - 27 x 29 x 27 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch

$1,754

Fine Art Drawings, Cheval, Marino Marini

Marino Marini

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$7,863

Sculpture, Scalaire, Joëlle Darmon

Joëlle Darmon

Sculpture - 38 x 33 x 3 cm Sculpture - 15 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$1,911

Painting, Ancêtre 1, Louis Vairel

Louis Vairel

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Print, Callaway, Ron Burns

Ron Burns

Print - 50.8 x 25.4 x 5.1 cm Print - 20 x 10 x 2 inch

$1,100

Sculpture, Noel, ByLuka

ByLuka

Sculpture - 60 x 30 x 60 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 23.6 inch

$2,371

Sculpture, Aviv, Sébastien Vonier

Sébastien Vonier

Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$3,387

Sculpture, Wild gorille 1255, Masaya

Masaya

Sculpture - 115 x 68 x 60 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 26.8 x 23.6 inch

$12,701

Sculpture, Le Redoutable, Hadrien David

Hadrien David

Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 34 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 6.3 x 13.4 inch

$4,234

Design, Tapisserie, Rom av J.C

Rom av J.C

Design - 140 x 90 x 3 cm Design - 55.1 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,814

Painting, Eule, Robert Weissenbacher

Robert Weissenbacher

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,089

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