Animal

Painting, Fish concert at theater of the sea, Mike Jacobs

Fish concert at theater of the sea

Mike Jacobs

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch

$1,109

Painting, Couple 1, FeiWoux Chan

Couple 1

FeiWoux Chan

Painting - 78 x 58 x 3 cm Painting - 30.7 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

$2,263

Painting, Bird and flower, Juffrouw Springtouw

Bird and flower

Juffrouw Springtouw

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,075

Painting, 2 Chats sur papier, Hervé Maury

2 Chats sur papier

Hervé Maury

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$249

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 6.1 inch

$1,697

Print, Paris, Pont Alexandre-III, Chris Morin-Eitner

Paris, Pont Alexandre-III

Chris Morin-Eitner

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$204

Painting, Set table, Rina Mamani

Set table

Rina Mamani

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

$905

Painting, Les dauphins, Jean-francois Larrieu

Les dauphins

Jean-francois Larrieu

Painting - 130 x 162 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch

$27,159

Painting, Mer rouge, Jean-francois Larrieu

Mer rouge

Jean-francois Larrieu

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$12,448

Painting, Les méduses II, Jean-francois Larrieu

Les méduses II

Jean-francois Larrieu

Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$27,159

Painting, Octopus, Jean-francois Larrieu

Octopus

Jean-francois Larrieu

Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$27,159

Sculpture, Gorilla black money business, Ghost Art

Gorilla black money business

Ghost Art

Sculpture - 130 x 75 x 115 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 29.5 x 45.3 inch

$12,448

Painting, Bird, Juffrouw Springtouw

Bird

Juffrouw Springtouw

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$905

Painting, Lapin ou ne pas être, Michèle Corotti

Lapin ou ne pas être

Michèle Corotti

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$905

Print, La Couleur De Son Maître (green), Ziegler T

La Couleur De Son Maître (green)

Ziegler T

Print - 56 x 76 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$226

Print, La couleur de son maître (pink), Ziegler T

La couleur de son maître (pink)

Ziegler T

Print - 56 x 76 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$226

Print, La Couleur De Son Maître (Camo), Ziegler T

La Couleur De Son Maître (Camo)

Ziegler T

Print - 56 x 76 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$226

Painting, L'île Rousseau, Genève, Henry Meylan

L'île Rousseau, Genève

Henry Meylan

Painting - 56 x 76.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,255

Painting, Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus - 1916-38, 1931-741, Stéphane Belzère

Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus - 1916-38, 1931-741

Stéphane Belzère

Painting - 250 x 170 cm Painting - 98.4 x 66.9 inch

$18,106

Painting, Chien joyeux, Hervé Maury

Chien joyeux

Hervé Maury

Painting - 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$339

Painting, L'envol, Jean-francois Larrieu

L'envol

Jean-francois Larrieu

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$13,580

Painting, Echo aviaire, Timothy Archer

Echo aviaire

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$3,621

Painting, Vache Blanche, Micowel

Vache Blanche

Micowel

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$905 $724

Painting, Vache Rose, Micowel

Vache Rose

Micowel

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$1,132 $905

Sculpture, Fossilized zebra, Yannick Bouillault

Fossilized zebra

Yannick Bouillault

Sculpture - 8 x 18 x 12 cm Sculpture - 3.1 x 7.1 x 4.7 inch

$487

Painting, Happy Feeling Chas, Chanoir

Happy Feeling Chas

Chanoir

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

$3,395

Painting, Siren Song, Kevin Sloan

Siren Song

Kevin Sloan

Painting - 91.4 x 147.3 cm Painting - 36 x 58 inch

$9,500

Painting, Chat blanc, Hervé Maury

Chat blanc

Hervé Maury

Painting - 20.2 x 20.2 x 3.5 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 1.4 inch

$339

Sculpture, Baby Bull Dog, Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse

Baby Bull Dog

Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse

Sculpture - 32 x 20 x 18 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.9 x 7.1 inch

$5,092

Photography, Horses 2, Mario Pascual Cámara

Horses 2

Mario Pascual Cámara

Photography - 41.05 x 65 cm Photography - 16.2 x 25.6 inch

$1,132

Photography, Horses in the mountain, Mario Pascual Cámara

Horses in the mountain

Mario Pascual Cámara

Photography - 42 x 65 cm Photography - 16.5 x 25.6 inch

$1,132

Sculpture, Star (3 rats) (#2/8), Jean-François Gambino

Star (3 rats) (#2/8)

Jean-François Gambino

Sculpture - 17 x 40 x 47 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 15.7 x 18.5 inch

$10,750

Photography, Mountains 3, Mario Pascual Cámara

Mountains 3

Mario Pascual Cámara

Photography - 34.97 x 120 cm Photography - 13.8 x 47.2 inch

$1,697

Painting, Mobkey, Thierry Auger

Mobkey

Thierry Auger

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$1,358

Photography, Mountains with horses 2, Mario Pascual Cámara

Mountains with horses 2

Mario Pascual Cámara

Photography - 58.12 x 135 cm Photography - 22.9 x 53.1 inch

$1,697

Painting, Cheval bleu, Xavier Jambon

Cheval bleu

Xavier Jambon

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

$622

Print, Oeuvre à porter n°01 - Janvier - L'attente, La Robotte

Oeuvre à porter n°01 - Janvier - L'attente

La Robotte

Print - 90 x 90 x 0.2 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$328

Print, Elephante, Antonio Segui

Elephante

Antonio Segui

Print - 53 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 20.9 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$447

Sculpture, Yür, Saône De Stalh

Yür

Saône De Stalh

Sculpture - 38 x 33 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15 x 13 x 4.7 inch

$1,811

Sculpture, Nyrï, Saône De Stalh

Nyrï

Saône De Stalh

Sculpture - 30 x 49 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 19.3 x 4.3 inch

$1,811

Print, Liberté Egalité Fraternité II, Faith XLVII

Liberté Egalité Fraternité II

Faith XLVII

Print - 78 x 109 cm Print - 30.7 x 42.9 inch

$821

Fine Art Drawings, Singe, Henrik Jacob

Singe

Henrik Jacob

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$905

Painting, Andrea Memmo. Serie Prato della Valle, Alexander Daniloff

Andrea Memmo. Serie Prato della Valle

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$317

Painting, Cacciatrice di farfalle, Alexander Daniloff

Cacciatrice di farfalle

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 36 x 33 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 13 x 0 inch

$249 $212

Print, Trois corbeaux, Ghislaine Ferreira

Trois corbeaux

Ghislaine Ferreira

Print - 15 x 11 x 1 cm Print - 5.9 x 4.3 x 0.4 inch

$453 $407

Painting, Sac Panthère, Dave Baranes

Sac Panthère

Dave Baranes

Painting - 54 x 55.5 x 4 cm Painting - 21.3 x 21.9 x 1.6 inch

$1,075

Painting, Arciere, Alexander Daniloff

Arciere

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 29 x 16 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$221

Sculpture, Panthère, Michel Audiard

Panthère

Michel Audiard

Sculpture - 33 x 63 x 26 cm Sculpture - 13 x 24.8 x 10.2 inch

$9,053

Fine Art Drawings, Dragon Bleu, portrait de Doudou, Monsieur Térez

Dragon Bleu, portrait de Doudou

Monsieur Térez

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 17.7 inch

$283

Print, Tague la Lune, Chanoir

Tague la Lune

Chanoir

Print - 60 x 50 x 0.005 cm Print - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$622

Print, Used to be, Chanoir

Used to be

Chanoir

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.005 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$622

Print, Sérigraphie fluorescente - Chanoir x el Pez x el Xupet negre, Chanoir

Sérigraphie fluorescente - Chanoir x el Pez x el Xupet negre

Chanoir

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.005 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$622

Painting, The Blue Bird, Irina Drozd

The Blue Bird

Irina Drozd

Painting - 250 x 210 x 1 cm Painting - 98.4 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch

$6,790

Print, What lies within us, Mark Maggiori

What lies within us

Mark Maggiori

Print - 56 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 24 x 0 inch

$962

Print, Mesmerize, Mark Maggiori

Mesmerize

Mark Maggiori

Print - 56 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 24 x 0 inch

$962

Print, By the end of the day, Atsuko Ishii

By the end of the day

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 24 x 30 x 0.5 cm Print - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$147

Print, A timeless fable, Atsuko Ishii

A timeless fable

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

$147

Print, Vol de retour, Atsuko Ishii

Vol de retour

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

$147

Print, Every single now, Atsuko Ishii

Every single now

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

$147

Print, C'est déjà si loin, Atsuko Ishii

C'est déjà si loin

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

$147

Painting, Mystery of Love (1), Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

Mystery of Love (1)

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,358

Sculpture, Piaf Caméléon, Valerie Marty

Piaf Caméléon

Valerie Marty

Sculpture - 17 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$328

Painting, Pure Life, Rocio Ahnert

Pure Life

Rocio Ahnert

Painting - 76 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$905

Print, Requin et colonne vertébrale de baleine, Jürg Kreienbühl

Requin et colonne vertébrale de baleine

Jürg Kreienbühl

Print - 40.5 x 59 x 1 cm Print - 15.9 x 23.2 x 0.4 inch

$679

Print, Nezahualcoyotl - The First Constructor 4, Francisco Corzas

Nezahualcoyotl - The First Constructor 4

Francisco Corzas

Print - 49 x 65.5 x 0 cm Print - 19.3 x 25.8 x 0.01 inch

$1,000

Print, Skate Chanoir, Dégradation Tropicale, Chanoir

Skate Chanoir, Dégradation Tropicale

Chanoir

Print - 19.7 x 81 x 1 cm Print - 7.8 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch

$566

Print, Skate édition dégradé de rose à jaune, Chanoir

Skate édition dégradé de rose à jaune

Chanoir

Print - 80 x 19.7 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 7.8 x 0.4 inch

$566

Sculpture, Africa Rikja, Lieven D'Haese

Africa Rikja

Lieven D'Haese

Sculpture - 39 x 54 x 21 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 21.3 x 8.3 inch

$7,582

Sculpture, Flemish snail, Lieven D'Haese

Flemish snail

Lieven D'Haese

Sculpture - 141 x 41 x 31 cm Sculpture - 55.5 x 16.1 x 12.2 inch

$11,203

Sculpture, Red taurus, Theo Mackaay

Red taurus

Theo Mackaay

Sculpture - 35 x 18 x 60 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 7.1 x 23.6 inch

$5,092

Sculpture, Cheval, Adeline Weber Guibal

Cheval

Adeline Weber Guibal

Sculpture - 58 x 27 x 12 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 10.6 x 4.7 inch

$4,413

Painting, The Door, Michael Gorban

The Door

Michael Gorban

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,504

Painting, By The River, Michael Gorban

By The River

Michael Gorban

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,504

Painting, Sunrise, Michael Gorban

Sunrise

Michael Gorban

Painting - 127 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 50 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,285

Painting, Le chien, Blanche Bérat

Le chien

Blanche Bérat

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,330

Painting, Ornitologo, secondo Ernst Fuchs, Alexander Daniloff

Ornitologo, secondo Ernst Fuchs

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 35 x 24 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

$294

Fine Art Drawings, Feeding The Birds, Kirill Postovit

Feeding The Birds

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$475

Painting, Portrait du peintre, Raya Sorkine

Portrait du peintre

Raya Sorkine

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$10,750

Print, Sweet memories 3, Vasil Angelov

Sweet memories 3

Vasil Angelov

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$837

Print, Hug Me 4, Vasil Angelov

Hug Me 4

Vasil Angelov

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$837

Print, Hug Me 3, Vasil Angelov

Hug Me 3

Vasil Angelov

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$837

Painting, Horse riding on the beach, Trayko Popov

Horse riding on the beach

Trayko Popov

Painting - 101 x 72 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.8 x 28.3 x 0.2 inch

$1,358

Sculpture, Cavalcade, Adeline Weber Guibal

Cavalcade

Adeline Weber Guibal

Sculpture - 20.5 x 40 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.1 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch

$3,282

Sculpture, Le cheval, Adeline Weber Guibal

Le cheval

Adeline Weber Guibal

Sculpture - 27.5 x 28 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 11 x 4.3 inch

$2,772

Sculpture, La chouette, Adeline Weber Guibal

La chouette

Adeline Weber Guibal

Sculpture - 33.5 x 12 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 13.2 x 4.7 x 4.5 inch

$2,490

Design, Seres imaginarios (3), Óscar Seco

Seres imaginarios (3)

Óscar Seco

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

$1,222

Painting, Primer PGO – illustration, Tekla Aleksieva

Primer PGO – illustration

Tekla Aleksieva

Painting - 27 x 45 x 0.2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$634

Painting, Nobility, Javier Prieto Meneses

Nobility

Javier Prieto Meneses

Painting - 59.3 x 79.5 x 2 cm Painting - 23.3 x 31.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,358

Painting, Totem, Tekla Aleksieva

Totem

Tekla Aleksieva

Painting - 20.5 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.1 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$837

Painting, King, Gillian Brin

King

Gillian Brin

Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$622 $560

Design, Seres imaginarios (4), Óscar Seco

Seres imaginarios (4)

Óscar Seco

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

$1,222

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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