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Orang-outan sage
Valerian Sioridzé
Sculpture - 34 x 19 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.5 x 4.7 inch
$1,051
Roboclusion Kong Skate
Vincent Sabatier
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 2 inch
$1,438
Wild neck - blue céleste
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 44 x 110 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 43.3 x 17.7 inch
$20,912
Faune et flore à Solentiname (1)
Luis Alvarado
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,319 $2,656
Illustration – Patterned Minim
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 30 x 45.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,295
Buste Jaguar Niveaux De Gris
Mosko
Painting - 40 x 36 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,936
The hippo perch / L’hippo perchoir
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 12.5 x 32.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 4.9 x 12.8 x 3.5 inch
$2,158
Charging Bull No. 1
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,315
Le paon
Agathe David
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,438
Le roi de la jungle
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,106
DH duo n°3
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 50 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$664
La poursuite
Michaël Fok Bor
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,992
Faya, premiers rayons pour Martin
Michaël Fok Bor
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,992
Spider Monkey #3
Brad Wilson
Photography - 74 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch
$2,213
Eurasian Eagle Owl #3
Brad Wilson
Photography - 51 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,213
Panthère bleue allongée
Mosko
Painting - 60 x 50.5 x 4.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.9 x 1.8 inch
$1,936
L'affût
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 70 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.8 x 27.6 inch
$38,727
Kong Spirit (Pink Edition)
Richard Orlinski
Design - 13 x 10 x 5 cm Design - 5.1 x 3.9 x 2 inch
$443
Grand Duc aux chardons - série animal et botanique
Marie-Véronique Samaden
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,084
Hippopotamus amphibius 02
Pierre Schwartz
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$1,438
Hippopotamus amphibius 01
Pierre Schwartz
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$1,438
Cheval de Przewalski 02
Pierre Schwartz
Photography - 70 x 105 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 inch
$1,549
Tigresse de l'Amour 01
Pierre Schwartz
Photography - 80 x 74 cm Photography - 31.5 x 29.1 inch
$1,328
Cheval de Przewalski 01
Pierre Schwartz
Photography - 74 x 120 cm Photography - 29.1 x 47.2 inch
$1,051
Stand appart from the crowd
Nite Owl
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$996
L'homme au faucon, série Art animalier
Jean-Louis Manuel
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,992
Le Philosophe
Guillaume Piot
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$1,660
Gare au gorille
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 70 x 67 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 26.4 x 15.7 inch
$50,898
Plexi'Art "Panther #1" (11)
JM Collell
Photography - 100 x 75 x 1.9 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.7 inch
$1,217
Plexi'Art "Panda #1"(10)
JM Collell
Photography - 100 x 75 x 1.9 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.7 inch
$1,217
Plexi'Art " Lion #1 "(9)
JM Collell
Photography - 100 x 75 x 1.9 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.7 inch
$1,217
Manchots #2/8
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 34 x 36 x 30 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 14.2 x 11.8 inch
$12,725
Patient prowess lll
Mariah Birsak
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,656
Solentiname
Luis Alvarado
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,319 $2,656
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!