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Elia e l'elefante Piccolo
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 45 x 40 x 25 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.7 x 9.8 inch
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Grand Duc #2/8
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 59 x 47 x 42 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 18.5 x 16.5 inch
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Pattes de velours
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 37 x 48 x 31 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 18.9 x 12.2 inch
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Tenango Noctuno / Textiles Mexican Folk Art Embroidery
Dionisia Gomez Gomez
Sculpture - 95 x 92 x 4 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch
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Gorille assis (#2/8)
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 31 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 12.2 inch
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Cocci-révolution rouge
Salvy de Saunhac
Sculpture - 12 x 37 x 24 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 14.6 x 9.4 inch
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Splashed gummy bear - blue
Gabriela Alejandra Rivera
Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
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Les 2 tourtereaux… (Album d’enfants)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch
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Panthère cristal
François Rambaud
Sculpture - 55 x 150 x 35 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 59.1 x 13.8 inch
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The anonymous bear
Jean-Philippe Berger
Sculpture - 32 x 20 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch
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Guerrero / Woodcarving Mexican Folk Art Sculpture
Agustin Cruz Prudencio
Sculpture - 42 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
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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
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Le refus du combat
Dominique Mückli
Sculpture - 26.5 x 26.5 x 26.5 cm Sculpture - 10.4 x 10.4 x 10.4 inch
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Le refus du combat
Dominique Mückli
Sculpture - 26.5 x 26.5 x 26.5 cm Sculpture - 10.4 x 10.4 x 10.4 inch
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The horse of Mansion
Dananjaya Edirisinghe
Sculpture - 68 x 52 x 21 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 20.5 x 8.3 inch
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The enchanted moose
Dananjaya Edirisinghe
Sculpture - 58 x 89 x 19 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 35 x 7.5 inch
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Têtes de sardine au fond du sac
Elvire Ménétrier
Sculpture - 18 x 10 x 2 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 3.9 x 0.8 inch
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Symbole de Côte d’Ivoire
Nathanael Koffi
Sculpture - 11 x 7.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 3 x 2.4 inch
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Le petit gorille imaginaire
Gilles Nicolas
Sculpture - 33 x 37 x 18 cm Sculpture - 13 x 14.6 x 7.1 inch
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Le petit orang-outan à l'arbre
Gilles Nicolas
Sculpture - 75 x 50 x 27 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 19.7 x 10.6 inch
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Eléphant chargeant
Gilles Nicolas
Sculpture - 31 x 44 x 24 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 17.3 x 9.4 inch
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Le Chimpanzé hurlant 2/8
Gilles Nicolas
Sculpture - 39 x 25 x 22 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 9.8 x 8.7 inch
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Le Rhinocéros courant
Gilles Nicolas
Sculpture - 16 x 43 x 23 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 16.9 x 9.1 inch
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Lièvre curieux
Véronique Dominici
Sculpture - 20 x 42 x 18 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 16.5 x 7.1 inch
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Lièvre à l'oeuf ailé
Véronique Dominici
Sculpture - 41 x 39 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 15.4 x 7.9 inch
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Lièvre à la tonnelle
Véronique Dominici
Sculpture - 40 x 38 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15 x 7.9 inch
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N° 1386 - Skull with snake
Rodrigue Grego
Sculpture - 7.5 x 7 x 5 cm Sculpture - 3 x 2.8 x 2 inch
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N° 1380 - Skull with Owl
Rodrigue Grego
Sculpture - 8.5 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 3.3 x 3 x 1.8 inch
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Wall Street Bull and Bear
Domenico Mazzone
Sculpture - 24 x 36 x 16 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 14.2 x 6.3 inch
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Totem elephants (1)
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 160 x 43 x 43 cm Sculpture - 63 x 16.9 x 16.9 inch
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Rennende stier No. 3
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 57 x 59 x 20 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 23.2 x 7.9 inch
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Équilibre d'éléphants
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 53 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
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Tribute to group Site - Piccolo
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 19 x 31 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 12.2 x 4.7 inch
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Elephante bronze petit
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 47 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
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Elephante bronze mini
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 19 x 19 x 36 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 7.5 x 14.2 inch
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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.