Animal

Painting, Le cavalier, Pierre Sgamma

Le cavalier

Pierre Sgamma

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,126

Painting, ADSOM, Pierre Sgamma

ADSOM

Pierre Sgamma

Painting - 162 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$4,912

Painting, Black Crow, Brian Edenel

Black Crow

Brian Edenel

Painting - 160 x 160 cm Painting - 63 x 63 inch

$9,377

Sculpture, Les deux chats , Jean-Jacques Kugel

Les deux chats

Jean-Jacques Kugel

Sculpture - 23 x 33 x 28 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 13 x 11 inch

$4,242

Sculpture, Le Carrousel, Jean-Jacques Kugel

Le Carrousel

Jean-Jacques Kugel

Sculpture - 80 x 40 x 16 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 15.7 x 6.3 inch

$5,358

Print, A pavane dorée, ramage dansant, Bruno Mallart

A pavane dorée, ramage dansant

Bruno Mallart

Print - 150 x 75 cm Print - 59.1 x 29.5 inch

$6,698

Sculpture, Animal Man, Brandon Vickerd

Animal Man

Brandon Vickerd

Sculpture - 182 x 43 x 44.5 cm Sculpture - 71.7 x 16.9 x 17.5 inch

$16,500

Sculpture, Dead Manatee, Brandon Vickerd

Dead Manatee

Brandon Vickerd

Sculpture - 46 x 112 x 71 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 44.1 x 28 inch

$14,000

Painting, All inclusive, Zianko Vasili

All inclusive

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 110 x 130 x 0.3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch

$4,164

Painting, Hermit, Zianko Vasili

Hermit

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 100 x 130 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch

$4,160

Painting, Dreamcatcher, Zianko Vasili

Dreamcatcher

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 130 x 110 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

$4,164

Painting, Reincarnation, Zianko Vasili

Reincarnation

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

$3,092

Painting, Through the time, Zianko Vasili

Through the time

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 200 x 150 x 0.4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch

$4,593

Painting, Work isn’t going anywhere, Zianko Vasili

Work isn’t going anywhere

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 110 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$3,905

Painting, Objekt #2. Serrasalmus (3), Zianko Vasili

Objekt #2. Serrasalmus (3)

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 100 x 110 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

$3,170

Painting, Great love, Zianko Vasili

Great love

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 110 x 120 x 0.3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

$4,876

Fine Art Drawings, Treacherous, Shota Imerlishvili

Treacherous

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch

$3,349

Painting, Mood cat, Daria Kusto

Mood cat

Daria Kusto

Painting - 100 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$670

Painting, My little fish, Zianko Vasili

My little fish

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$4,465

Painting, Territory, Matteo Nannini

Territory

Matteo Nannini

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

$5,358

Painting, Passion's anatomy, Zianko Vasili

Passion's anatomy

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 200 x 160 x 0.3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 63 x 0.1 inch

$5,157

Painting, Breaking News, Matteo Nannini

Breaking News

Matteo Nannini

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

$5,358

Painting, Hunting for Prey, Stephanie Blaess

Hunting for Prey

Stephanie Blaess

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$4,800

Painting, The Pink Dress, Stephanie Blaess

The Pink Dress

Stephanie Blaess

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$4,186

Painting, The Letter From Mr. Spring, Katrina Avotina

The Letter From Mr. Spring

Katrina Avotina

Painting - 23.9 x 18 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$524

Painting, Princess Comfy, Katrina Avotina

Princess Comfy

Katrina Avotina

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$524

Painting, Where Do I Start?, Katrina Avotina

Where Do I Start?

Katrina Avotina

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$524

Painting, High Five, Katrina Avotina

High Five

Katrina Avotina

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$524

Painting, Coi, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Coi, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 79.8 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,705

Painting, Coi, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Coi

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 69.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,205

Painting, Koi, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Koi, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 69.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,300

Painting, Blue Moon Cat, Dwayne Wolff

Blue Moon Cat

Dwayne Wolff

Painting - 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 10 x 1 inch

$600

Painting, The Kiss, Derek Olson

The Kiss

Derek Olson

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$3,326

Painting, That Look, Derek Olson

That Look

Derek Olson

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$3,175

Painting, The Sneek Peek, Derek Olson

The Sneek Peek

Derek Olson

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

$2,419

Painting, The Strawberry Social, Derek Olson

The Strawberry Social

Derek Olson

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.8 inch

$3,357

Painting, The Balancing Act, Derek Olson

The Balancing Act

Derek Olson

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$3,364

Painting, Birds are flying, Jane Red

Birds are flying

Jane Red

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,567

Painting, Master of the Firmament, Bob Arrigo

Master of the Firmament

Bob Arrigo

Painting - 50.8 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 60 x 1.5 inch

$2,399

Painting, Fabulous streets of Marmaris, Andrey Chebotaru

Fabulous streets of Marmaris

Andrey Chebotaru

Painting - 99.1 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 35 x 1 inch

$4,000

Print, Les corbeaux volent sur le dos, Lionel Morateur

Les corbeaux volent sur le dos

Lionel Morateur

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$307

Painting, The cart with the horse. Suzdal, Simon Kozhin

The cart with the horse. Suzdal

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 30 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

$5,805

Painting, L'aigle, L'Insecte

L'aigle

L'Insecte

Painting - 58.5 x 58.5 x 5.9 cm Painting - 23 x 23 x 2.3 inch

$2,791

Painting, Contre-sens, L'Insecte

Contre-sens

L'Insecte

Painting - 133 x 44 x 5.5 cm Painting - 52.4 x 17.3 x 2.2 inch

$3,907

Painting, L'Instant T, L'Insecte

L'Instant T

L'Insecte

Painting - 71 x 61 x 5.5 cm Painting - 28 x 24 x 2.2 inch

$3,014

Painting, Des fleurs pour Algernon, Cédric Quissola

Des fleurs pour Algernon

Cédric Quissola

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,060

Painting, Big Cat, Elene Melikidze

Big Cat

Elene Melikidze

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

$2,344

Painting, Untitled, Mariam Odishvili

Untitled

Mariam Odishvili

Painting - 110 x 140 x 0.2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

$5,581

Painting, The Game, Mariam Odishvili

The Game

Mariam Odishvili

Painting - 120 x 150 x 0.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

$5,023

Painting, ButifI Were Someone Else, Who Then Would Be Me?, Anna Bukhareva

ButifI Were Someone Else, Who Then Would Be Me?

Anna Bukhareva

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 1.2 inch

$4,353

Painting, Flore tropicale, Madeleine Colaço

Flore tropicale

Madeleine Colaço

Painting - 123 x 158 x 1 cm Painting - 48.4 x 62.2 x 0.4 inch

$11,163

Painting, Still life with bird and fan, Ara Gasparyan

Still life with bird and fan

Ara Gasparyan

Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$300

Painting, Whole lotta love, PickWick

Whole lotta love

PickWick

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$893

Painting, A better futur, PickWick

A better futur

PickWick

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$893

Painting, Appaloosa, Simon Kozhin

Appaloosa

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$7,000

Painting, Moth Study No. 2, Elizabeth Becker

Moth Study No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30 inch

$700

Painting, Your love with a cherry pie, Maria Mikileva

Your love with a cherry pie

Maria Mikileva

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

$3,349

Painting, At Hunting, Simon Kozhin

At Hunting

Simon Kozhin

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

$6,698

Painting, Still life with bird and grape, Ara Gasparyan

Still life with bird and grape

Ara Gasparyan

Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$300

Painting, Magic White: Two Horses, Valeria Radzievska

Magic White: Two Horses

Valeria Radzievska

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.8 inch

$4,500

Painting, Caught in the Act, Gill Bustamante

Caught in the Act

Gill Bustamante

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$4,057

Painting, I Believe In Love, Katrina Avotina

I Believe In Love

Katrina Avotina

Painting - 30 x 24.9 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$622

Painting, Zèbre urbain, Philippe Pagani

Zèbre urbain

Philippe Pagani

Painting - 46 x 55 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 inch

$781

Painting, Beautiful England, Gill Bustamante

Beautiful England

Gill Bustamante

Painting - 102.1 x 102.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,872

Sculpture, Chat persan, François Galoyer

Chat persan

François Galoyer

Sculpture - 32 x 48 x 15.5 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 18.9 x 6.1 inch

$11,721

Painting, The peacocks secret, Painting, Oil on canvas, Gill Bustamante

The peacocks secret, Painting, Oil on canvas

Gill Bustamante

Painting - 102.1 x 102.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,094

Painting, I also, want to profit, Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya

I also, want to profit

Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya

Painting - 140 x 210 x 5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 82.7 x 2 inch

$11,163

Painting, Perfect Harmony, Layla Dagher

Perfect Harmony

Layla Dagher

Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,800

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 10, Wang Fei

Untitled 10

Wang Fei

Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 78 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch

$16,298

Painting, December No. 3, Elizabeth Becker

December No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting - 16 x 20 inch

$650

Painting, New York 7, Wilfred

New York 7

Wilfred

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

$3,126

Painting, Two Penguins, Nir Brand

Two Penguins

Nir Brand

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

$31,537

Painting, Three Donkeys, Nir Brand

Three Donkeys

Nir Brand

Painting - 40 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 21.7 x 1 inch

$42,809

Painting, Blue Night Cat, Martin Kerntke

Blue Night Cat

Martin Kerntke

Painting - 105 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$11,856

Painting, Hidden Eyes, Martin Kerntke

Hidden Eyes

Martin Kerntke

Painting - 124 x 168 x 2 cm Painting - 48.8 x 66.1 x 0.8 inch

$15,281

Painting, Swallows in Flight No. 21, Elizabeth Becker

Swallows in Flight No. 21

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 45.7 x 61 cm Painting - 18 x 24 inch

$550

Painting, Cat, Sona Adalyan

Cat

Sona Adalyan

Painting - 25 x 18 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$246

Print, Shopaholic, Costum de biest

Shopaholic

Costum de biest

Print - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Print - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$3,851

Painting, Crocool, Galka

Crocool

Galka

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,581

Painting, Coq, Galka

Coq

Galka

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

$5,581

Painting, Fox, Galka

Fox

Galka

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

$3,349

Print, Les Libérateurs, Monkeybird

Les Libérateurs

Monkeybird

Print - 72 x 52 cm Print - 28.3 x 20.5 inch

$223

Painting, Enfin Le Printemps, Galka

Enfin Le Printemps

Galka

Painting - 120 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,791

Painting, Peach blossoms bloom in spring, peaceful scenery, Hoang Phuong

Peach blossoms bloom in spring, peaceful scenery

Hoang Phuong

Painting - 111 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 43.7 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,800

Painting, Cat, Gina Mariotto

Cat

Gina Mariotto

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

$5,726

Sculpture, Cheval, Richard Pommier

Cheval

Richard Pommier

Sculpture - 27 x 24 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.4 x 3.3 inch

$502

Painting, The Energy, Yi Zhang

The Energy

Yi Zhang

Painting - 18 x 13 x 2 cm Painting - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,563

Sculpture, Ours Pop Art Panda 45cm Co. N°4, André Gacko

Ours Pop Art Panda 45cm Co. N°4

André Gacko

Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 9.1 inch

$1,206

Painting, Salzburg, Clotilde Hulin-Quarez

Salzburg

Clotilde Hulin-Quarez

Painting - 33 x 44 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 17.3 x 0.8 inch

$558

Painting, Lascaux s'eveille, Clotilde Hulin-Quarez

Lascaux s'eveille

Clotilde Hulin-Quarez

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

$1,451

Painting, Swallow No. 57, Elizabeth Becker

Swallow No. 57

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 61 x 45.7 cm Painting - 24 x 18 inch

$550

Painting, Koi, Irakli (Akuna) Kavtaradze

Koi

Irakli (Akuna) Kavtaradze

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,456

Painting, Draw the Table-Variation, Fan Hong

Draw the Table-Variation

Fan Hong

Painting - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,014

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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