Wild animals

Painting, Jungle Majesty, Tamar Nazaryan

Jungle Majesty

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,200

Sculpture, Owl, Sophie Verger

Owl

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 19 x 7.5 x 4 cm

$1,109

Painting, Panthera pardus, Maxime Andriot

Panthera pardus

Maxime Andriot

Painting - 94 x 61.5 x 2 cm

$1,245

Sculpture, Panthère bronze dentelle ajourée, Richard Orlinski

Panthère bronze dentelle ajourée

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 17 x 40 x 9 cm

$27,169

Painting, Dreaming on  the Bookshef, Alexandr Klemens

Dreaming on the Bookshef

Alexandr Klemens

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,245

Painting, Space Girafe, Paco Roum

Space Girafe

Paco Roum

Painting - 70 x 45 x 3 cm

$4,370

Print, Animal Behaviorist #5, Ralph Steadman

Animal Behaviorist #5

Ralph Steadman

Print - 27.94 x 38.1 x 2 cm

$575

Painting, Yellowstone Bison, Leslie White

Yellowstone Bison

Leslie White

Painting - 40.6 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm

$1,500

Photography, Tiger #7, Brad Wilson

Tiger #7

Brad Wilson

Photography - 74 x 58 x 0.1 cm

$2,264

Painting, Ernest, Benjamin David

Ernest

Benjamin David

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$1,177

Painting, Chouette, Paul Rebeyrolle

Chouette

Paul Rebeyrolle

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm

$32,830

Painting, Elephants, Valeria Radzievska

Elephants

Valeria Radzievska

Painting - 71.1 x 50.8 x 2 cm

$1,200

Photography, Balanced Black Swan, Alice Zilberberg

Balanced Black Swan

Alice Zilberberg

Photography - 30 x 30 cm

$3,396

Print, Hare, Alexis Gorodine

Hare

Alexis Gorodine

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.05 cm

$509

Print, Léopard #2, So-Chaps

Léopard #2

So-Chaps

Print - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$449

Painting, Chien, Zhenlin Jiang

Chien

Zhenlin Jiang

Painting - 90 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,019

Painting, A Falcaroo Named Knievel, Brett Crawford

A Falcaroo Named Knievel

Brett Crawford

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.54 cm

$75,000

Sculpture, Gre Cocodile, Fernand Greco

Gre Cocodile

Fernand Greco

Sculpture - 11 x 64 x 2 cm

$1,358

Sculpture, Que reste-t-il ?  I/IV, Sophie Larroche

Que reste-t-il ? I/IV

Sophie Larroche

Sculpture - 26 x 15 x 12 cm

$2,943

Sculpture, Chouette Chevêche, Jürgen Lingl

Chouette Chevêche

Jürgen Lingl

Sculpture - 14.5 x 14 x 10 cm

$5,094

Painting, La chasseuse, Hasb

La chasseuse

Hasb

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm

$4,981

Painting, Le roi de la jungle, Serapis

Le roi de la jungle

Serapis

Painting - 145.8 x 89.9 x 3 cm

$4,000

Painting, Rhino #5 - One of the big five, Stefanie Rogge

Rhino #5 - One of the big five

Stefanie Rogge

Painting - 119.4 x 99.1 x 1.8 cm

$2,147

Painting, Territoire, Claude André Thibaud

Territoire

Claude André Thibaud

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$2,202

Photography, Uncharted Speed, Cheraine Collette

Uncharted Speed

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm

$4,528

Fine Art Drawings, Hara, Youssef Boubekeur

Hara

Youssef Boubekeur

Fine Art Drawings - 190 x 130 x 5 cm

$14,151

Sculpture, Leona, Marie-Louise Sorbac

Leona

Marie-Louise Sorbac

Sculpture - 65 x 36 x 46 cm

$27,169

Painting, Panthère branche bleue, Mosko

Panthère branche bleue

Mosko

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$509

Print, Untitled, Romain Duris

Untitled

Romain Duris

Print - 44 x 34 cm

$396

Sculpture, Baby Lynx, Bordalo

Baby Lynx

Bordalo

Sculpture - 37 x 32 x 4 cm

$5,660

Painting, Chasse gardée, Flo Jaouen

Chasse gardée

Flo Jaouen

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,019

Painting, Sans titre, Cyprien Tokoudagba

Sans titre

Cyprien Tokoudagba

Painting - 68 x 91 x 1 cm

$2,830

Sculpture, Black Panther, Iwi Lahcen

Black Panther

Iwi Lahcen

Sculpture - 63 x 203 x 50 cm

$19,245

Print, Biotope, Agnès Thurnauer

Biotope

Agnès Thurnauer

Print - 152.4 x 119.5 cm

$2,264

Print, Lionne orange, Mox

Lionne orange

Mox

Print - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm

$45

Print, Giant Pandas, Rob Pruitt

Giant Pandas

Rob Pruitt

Print - 76 x 60 cm

$3,000

Sculpture, Bouquetin, Pierre Yermia

Bouquetin

Pierre Yermia

Sculpture - 62 x 37 x 16 cm

$7,472

Painting, Le bélier mauve, Mario Adornetto

Le bélier mauve

Mario Adornetto

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm

$4,700

Print, Yuki The Young Yak, Mark Ryden

Yuki The Young Yak

Mark Ryden

Print - 51 x 46 x 1 cm

$1,656

Painting, Dans l'fond j'entends pas, Jérôme Rochette

Dans l'fond j'entends pas

Jérôme Rochette

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm

$3,700

Painting, Horse, Lily Art

Horse

Lily Art

Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm

$16,302

Print, Rhinocéros et éléphants, Jürg Kreienbühl

Rhinocéros et éléphants

Jürg Kreienbühl

Print - 101.5 x 72.5 cm

$2,491

Painting, Roe Deer, Art Vladi

Roe Deer

Art Vladi

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm

$2,151

Print, African Elephant, Ron English

African Elephant

Ron English

Print - 87 x 60.5 cm

$914

Sculpture, La part du Lion, Jean-François Gambino

La part du Lion

Jean-François Gambino

Sculpture - 65 x 75 x 70 cm

$54,339

Sculpture, Swarovski Panther, Yves & Yulia Pires

Swarovski Panther

Yves & Yulia Pires

Sculpture - 24 x 67 x 16 cm

$16,981

Painting, I Got the Power, Alina Shimova

I Got the Power

Alina Shimova

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 cm

$6,950

Print, Ultimate Freedom rehaussée, Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Ultimate Freedom rehaussée

Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Print - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm

$317

Sculpture, Guépard, Valerian Sioridzé

Guépard

Valerian Sioridzé

Sculpture - 21 x 42 x 9 cm

$1,075

Photography, Terra Incognita - Le Grand Canyon, Guillaume Pépy

Terra Incognita - Le Grand Canyon

Guillaume Pépy

Photography - 70 x 105 cm

$1,585

Fine Art Drawings, Healing Greenland, Chunja And Animal Friends, Shin Seung-Hun

Healing Greenland, Chunja And Animal Friends

Shin Seung-Hun

Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 77.5 x 0.1 cm

$1,132

Photography, Window to Our Soul, Ejaz Khan

Window to Our Soul

Ejaz Khan

Photography - 83.8 x 124.5 x 2.5 cm

$3,600

Painting, The king, Phil

The king

Phil

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$962

Print, Siméon, Monkeybird

Siméon

Monkeybird

Print - 70 x 50 cm

$396

Painting, Tendresse, M.Cros

Tendresse

M.Cros

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm

$2,264

Painting, Blue Spider, Barbara Piatti

Blue Spider

Barbara Piatti

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm

$3,962

Painting, Sprouted, Kelly Vivanco

Sprouted

Kelly Vivanco

Painting - 91.4 x 61 cm

$1,800

Painting, Tanzanie, Franck Maes

Tanzanie

Franck Maes

Painting - 80 x 130 x 3 cm

$3,962 $2,829

Sculpture, Toro mosaique, Jean Amiel

Toro mosaique

Jean Amiel

Sculpture - 70 x 75 x 70 cm

$5,434

Fine Art Drawings, Crypsis, Angelo Pioppo

Crypsis

Angelo Pioppo

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm

$555

Photography, Z Portrait, Mital Patel

Z Portrait

Mital Patel

Photography - 124.5 x 101.6 cm

$3,290

Sculpture, roofvogel met vis, Evert den Hartog

roofvogel met vis

Evert den Hartog

Sculpture - 70 x 48 x 60 cm

$16,698

Print, Scientific illustration - vertical distribution of species in the mountain, Tekla Aleksieva

Scientific illustration - vertical distribution of species in the mountain

Tekla Aleksieva

Print - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm

$62

Print, "Encounters" Limited Edition Fine Art Print, Mariah Birsak

"Encounters" Limited Edition Fine Art Print

Mariah Birsak

Print - 80 x 120 cm

$487

Print, Wild life 1, Oak Oak

Wild life 1

Oak Oak

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$170

Painting, Irish Stag, Gavin O'Donoghue

Irish Stag

Gavin O'Donoghue

Painting - 80 x 59.9 x 2 cm

$1,364

Painting, Circulation Alternée, Docteur Bergman

Circulation Alternée

Docteur Bergman

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm

$566

Painting, Le visage vert, Germain Van der Steen

Le visage vert

Germain Van der Steen

Painting - 63 x 48 x 0.1 cm

$1,358

Painting, Stout coral, Will Eskridge

Stout coral

Will Eskridge

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 3.8 cm

$1,300

Print, Politics, Zedsy

Politics

Zedsy

Print - 50 x 70 cm

$1,500

Painting, Girl with a Cat, David Popiashvili

Girl with a Cat

David Popiashvili

Painting - 43 x 30.5 x 4 cm

$1,600

Sculpture, At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau, Sylvie Gaudissart

At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau

Sylvie Gaudissart

Sculpture - 10.5 x 30 x 10 cm

$2,208

Fine Art Drawings, Femme cheval, Caroline Crozat

Femme cheval

Caroline Crozat

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 65 x 0.5 cm

$1,585

Painting, Making an entrance, Carley Cornelissen

Making an entrance

Carley Cornelissen

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm

$1,641

Fine Art Drawings, Animal fantastique, Germain Van der Steen

Animal fantastique

Germain Van der Steen

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 16 x 0.1 cm

$962

Print, Mama Leone, Sara Conti

Mama Leone

Sara Conti

Print - 90 x 110 x 1 cm

$906

Painting, Bloum - Portrait animaux sauvages - singe, Ezya

Bloum - Portrait animaux sauvages - singe

Ezya

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$566

Painting, Resting by the Green Grass Stream, Liu Ziyu

Resting by the Green Grass Stream

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 53 x 62 x 0.1 cm

$2,038

Painting, Portrait of leopard, Pierre-Yves Blasco

Portrait of leopard

Pierre-Yves Blasco

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,358

Painting, Untitled I, Ronnie Jiang

Untitled I

Ronnie Jiang

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$906

Painting, Phénix n°156, Monique Gourgaud

Phénix n°156

Monique Gourgaud

Painting - 18 x 14 cm

$2,038

Print, Il Barocciaio, Arturo Checchi

Il Barocciaio

Arturo Checchi

Print - 35.7 x 50.7 x 0.2 cm

$849

Painting, Pas d'horizon 1, Korsé

Pas d'horizon 1

Korsé

Painting - 55 x 37 x 1.5 cm

$1,075

Painting, Lion in red, Maudin

Lion in red

Maudin

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm

$962 $722

Fine Art Drawings, Antilope Kobo, Jean Poulain

Antilope Kobo

Jean Poulain

Fine Art Drawings - 79 x 95 x 2 cm

$1,008

Fine Art Drawings, Tête à tête - œuvre unique/originale en arche, La Robotte

Tête à tête - œuvre unique/originale en arche

La Robotte

Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 140 x 4 cm

$13,585

Print, Tiger, Rebecca Whitewood

Tiger

Rebecca Whitewood

Print - 30 x 25 x 2 cm

$2,151

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Mahmoodkhan

Untitled

Mahmoodkhan

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm

$1,811

Sculpture, Gorille Dos Argenté, Bernard Rebaudet

Gorille Dos Argenté

Bernard Rebaudet

Sculpture - 24 x 30 x 35 cm

$8,943

Painting, La chouette, Jérôme Bouscarat

La chouette

Jérôme Bouscarat

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,008 $958

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!

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