Animal

Painting, Château Marmont, Diane Bellier

Château Marmont

Diane Bellier

Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,263

Photography, Cactus Moon, Nadia Attura

Cactus Moon

Nadia Attura

Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,064

Print, Rise above bird, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Rise above bird

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 25 x 33 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.8 x 13 x 0.1 inch

$453

Painting, Migrateurs, Tung-Wen Margue

Migrateurs

Tung-Wen Margue

Painting - 120 x 200 x 7 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 2.8 inch

$5,432

Print, La dolce vita, Julie Zeitline

La dolce vita

Julie Zeitline

Print - 20 x 20 cm Print - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$34

Painting, Hues of Harmony, Sreya Gupta

Hues of Harmony

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 58.4 x 58.4 cm Painting - 23 x 23 inch

$679

Painting, Perplexedly Pleasant (Diptych), Sreya Gupta

Perplexedly Pleasant (Diptych)

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 33 x 61 cm Painting - 13 x 24 inch

$566

Design, Kong penseur rouge, Richard Orlinski

Kong penseur rouge

Richard Orlinski

Design - 25 x 13 x 18 cm Design - 9.8 x 5.1 x 7.1 inch

$894

Sculpture, Eléphant rouge, Gil.S

Eléphant rouge

Gil.S

Sculpture - 115 x 50 x 62 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 19.7 x 24.4 inch

$4,413

Painting, Les oiseaux migrateurs, Nathanael Koffi

Les oiseaux migrateurs

Nathanael Koffi

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,811

Photography, Le Mouton, Christophe Jacrot

Le Mouton

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$3,055

Painting, Call of the vibrance II, Sreya Gupta

Call of the vibrance II

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 59.7 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch

$679

Painting, Confused Triptych, BB.Queen

Confused Triptych

BB.Queen

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

$2,263

Sculpture, Forward !, Sophie Verger

Forward !

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 5 x 11 x 2 cm Sculpture - 2 x 4.3 x 0.8 inch

$849

Sculpture, My little bear, Sophie Verger

My little bear

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 14.5 x 10 x 5 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 3.9 x 2 inch

$1,245

Painting, Nocturnal brilliance IV, Sreya Gupta

Nocturnal brilliance IV

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$702

Painting, Tropical treasures 12, Sreya Gupta

Tropical treasures 12

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$679

Painting, Garden of Memories, Sreya Gupta

Garden of Memories

Sreya Gupta

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

$770

Print, Tontaine et Tonton, Max Ernst

Tontaine et Tonton

Max Ernst

Print - 38 x 28 cm Print - 15 x 11 inch

$905

Painting, Gems in Brazil, Russell Edward Vanecek

Gems in Brazil

Russell Edward Vanecek

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.08 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch

$3,014

Print, The Red Horse, Max Papart

The Red Horse

Max Papart

Print - 74.9 x 95.3 cm Print - 29.5 x 37.5 inch

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Vladimir Velickovic

Sans-titre

Vladimir Velickovic

Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 9.8 inch

$792

Painting, Poissons, Midani M'Barki

Poissons

Midani M'Barki

Painting - 29 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$566

Print, Toro II screenprint, Marc Prat

Toro II screenprint

Marc Prat

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

$317

Sculpture, Grand Piaf Picot, Valerie Marty

Grand Piaf Picot

Valerie Marty

Sculpture - 32 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$1,007

Painting, Vulve-monde - Fruit Défendu, Julie Ruelle

Vulve-monde - Fruit Défendu

Julie Ruelle

Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,300

Painting, Gémeaux, Albena Vatcheva

Gémeaux

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$509

Sculpture, 40cm Bear Guc, Brown Collar, Naor

40cm Bear Guc, Brown Collar

Naor

Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 11.8 inch

$1,415

Print, Raw Orange, Epreuve d'artiste, Richard Orlinski

Raw Orange, Epreuve d'artiste

Richard Orlinski

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

$1,120

Design, Mickey (Red edition), Richard Orlinski

Mickey (Red edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 17 x 13 x 8 cm Design - 6.7 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch

$894

Painting, Ladyhug, Joey Doyle

Ladyhug

Joey Doyle

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

$2,908

Print, Le fumeur de cigarette et le cheval, ca., Alekos Fassianos

Le fumeur de cigarette et le cheval, ca.

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 24 x 21.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.4 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

$622 $560

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

Baby Bull français

Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse

Sculpture - 32 x 20 x 25 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.9 x 9.8 inch

$5,092

Painting, Crane at Pine Tree, Janice Toulouse

Crane at Pine Tree

Janice Toulouse

Painting - 31 x 31 x 1.4 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.6 inch

$566

Painting, Pavone, Alexander Daniloff

Pavone

Alexander Daniloff

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

$1,030

Sculpture, PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER AMBERGLOW SYMPHONY, Hiro Ando

PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER AMBERGLOW SYMPHONY

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 90 x 90 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$23,764

Painting, La petite fille et son chien, Zafi

La petite fille et son chien

Zafi

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

$5,658

Photography, Burning Ember, Amrita Bilimoria

Burning Ember

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 93.2 x 114.3 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36.7 x 45 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Kinetic, Amrita Bilimoria

Kinetic

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 75.2 x 114.3 x 0.5 cm Photography - 29.6 x 45 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Zephyr, Amrita Bilimoria

Zephyr

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 91.4 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36 x 30 x 0.2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Momentum, Amrita Bilimoria

Momentum

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 91.9 x 106.7 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36.2 x 42 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Painting, Le cheval Blanc !, Noël Granger

Le cheval Blanc !

Noël Granger

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$170

Photography, Light Weaver, Amrita Bilimoria

Light Weaver

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 91.7 x 99.1 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36.1 x 39 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Painting, Les chevaux sauvages !, Noël Granger

Les chevaux sauvages !

Noël Granger

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$170

Sculpture, Virage, Stratos

Virage

Stratos

Sculpture - 82 x 64 x 3 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,716

Sculpture, 40cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute, Naor

40cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute

Naor

Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$1,811

Sculpture, NAOR - 30cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute, Naor

NAOR - 30cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute

Naor

Sculpture - 30 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$1,301

Painting, Le paradis dans mes pensées, Joseph Piermatteo

Le paradis dans mes pensées

Joseph Piermatteo

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,942

Fine Art Drawings, Peach Tree, Minako Asakura

Peach Tree

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 130.3 x 97 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$16,295

Print, Sans titre, Corneille

Sans titre

Corneille

Print - 69 x 91 x 0.02 cm Print - 27.2 x 35.8 x 0 inch

$905

Print, Cavallini, Zoran Music

Cavallini

Zoran Music

Print - 40 x 55 cm Print - 15.7 x 21.7 inch

$4,753

Print, I a not a business man, Aurèle

I a not a business man

Aurèle

Print - 73 x 53 cm Print - 28.7 x 20.9 inch

$679

Sculpture, Éléphant doré, Pierre Gimenez

Éléphant doré

Pierre Gimenez

Sculpture - 30 x 34 x 28 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 13.4 x 11 inch

$2,263

Painting, Hawaii Coral Reef, Olga Nikitina

Hawaii Coral Reef

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,132

Painting, Hawaii Coral Reef Textured Painting, Olga Nikitina

Hawaii Coral Reef Textured Painting

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 42 x 59 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.2 x 0.6 inch

$1,132

Sculpture, Long skull, Angela Gomes

Long skull

Angela Gomes

Sculpture - 120 x 45 x 18 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 17.7 x 7.1 inch

$7,356

Sculpture, Vanité (Crâne aux papillons), Philippe Pasqua

Vanité (Crâne aux papillons)

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$28,291

Painting, Tropical Reef With Clams Tridacna Sea Life, Olga Nikitina

Tropical Reef With Clams Tridacna Sea Life

Olga Nikitina

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

$1,358

Painting, Untamed tiger, Alexandra Romano

Untamed tiger

Alexandra Romano

Painting - 61 x 61 x 7.6 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 3 inch

$2,003

Painting, Birds of a feather II, Alexandra Romano

Birds of a feather II

Alexandra Romano

Painting - 61 x 61 x 7.6 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 3 inch

$1,946

Design, Panda Spirit (Orange Edition), Richard Orlinski

Panda Spirit (Orange Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 12 x 12 x 10 cm Design - 4.7 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch

$338

Painting, Spring cat, Stephanie Godann

Spring cat

Stephanie Godann

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

$736 $662

Painting, Mujer con personaje, Eulogia Merle

Mujer con personaje

Eulogia Merle

Painting - 122 x 122 x 5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 inch

$3,037

Photography, Lost Village_16, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Lost Village_16

Yasuo Kiyonaga

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

$1,811

Sculpture, Nature Lover, David Gerstein

Nature Lover

David Gerstein

Sculpture - 119 x 200 x 12 cm Sculpture - 46.9 x 78.7 x 4.7 inch

$17,314

Painting, Phoenix, Veronika Sekotová

Phoenix

Veronika Sekotová

Painting - 40 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,912

Painting, Méfie-toi des hommes, Antoine Josse

Méfie-toi des hommes

Antoine Josse

Painting - 99.8 x 99.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.3 x 39.3 x 1 inch

$3,600

Sculpture, Ours Mondrian Pop Art, André Gacko

Ours Mondrian Pop Art

André Gacko

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

$1,448

Painting, Die kleine Fee Nixe, B.AX

Die kleine Fee Nixe

B.AX

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$1,460

Painting, St pierre - série poisson, Alexandra Baudin

St pierre - série poisson

Alexandra Baudin

Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$877

Painting, Sans titre - série poisson, Alexandra Baudin

Sans titre - série poisson

Alexandra Baudin

Painting - 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$736

Painting, Le mulet - série poisson, Alexandra Baudin

Le mulet - série poisson

Alexandra Baudin

Painting - 33 x 66 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 26 x 0.8 inch

$736

Print, Three Stars, Hunt Slonem

Three Stars

Hunt Slonem

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

$850

Sculpture, Ours Pop Art Gucci Co. N°4, André Gacko

Ours Pop Art Gucci Co. N°4

André Gacko

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

$1,222

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait de Margot, Camille Hilaire

Portrait de Margot

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12 inch

$566

Sculpture, Trilogy Blue, Hiro Ando

Trilogy Blue

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 25 x 75 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 29.5 x 7.9 inch

$16,974

Sculpture, Eléphant, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Eléphant

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 45 x 73 x 56 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 28.7 x 22 inch

$5,658

Sculpture, Poisson sur socle 2, Hassan Laamirat

Poisson sur socle 2

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 80 x 85 x 22 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 33.5 x 8.7 inch

$1,108

Sculpture, Sculpture Tête Cheval En Métal Recyclé, Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture Tête Cheval En Métal Recyclé

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 80 x 26 x 80 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 10.2 x 31.5 inch

$1,301

Sculpture, Sculpture Tête Cheval en Métal Recyclé 3, Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture Tête Cheval en Métal Recyclé 3

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 100 x 40 x 58 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 15.7 x 22.8 inch

$962

Sculpture, Sangliers en métal recyclé, Hassan Laamirat

Sangliers en métal recyclé

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 82 x 33 x 116 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 13 x 45.7 inch

$1,641

Sculpture, Poisson sur socle en métal recyclé, Hassan Laamirat

Poisson sur socle en métal recyclé

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 68 x 18 x 106 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 7.1 x 41.7 inch

$1,109

Painting, Conduciendo el caos, Sergio Moscona

Conduciendo el caos

Sergio Moscona

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

$10,750

Painting, Négociations, Sergio Moscona

Négociations

Sergio Moscona

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

$10,750

Painting, Collection papillons N°1219, Patrick Salamone

Collection papillons N°1219

Patrick Salamone

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

$1,245

Sculpture, Cloned Griffon Bruxellois with pet bottle, William Sweetlove

Cloned Griffon Bruxellois with pet bottle

William Sweetlove

Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 18 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 7.1 inch

$1,584

Sculpture, Petit panda Trash, Miko-R

Petit panda Trash

Miko-R

Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$2,150

Painting, Collection papillons N°1226, Patrick Salamone

Collection papillons N°1226

Patrick Salamone

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

$1,924

Painting, Poésie, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Poésie

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$3,961

Painting, EOV IV, Jonathan Ouisse

EOV IV

Jonathan Ouisse

Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$6,563

Painting, Myth, Muse and Metaphor #9, Nancy Goodman Lawrence

Myth, Muse and Metaphor #9

Nancy Goodman Lawrence

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

$1,100

Print, Mes 400 coups, Speedy Graphito

Mes 400 coups

Speedy Graphito

Print - 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Print - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$668

Print, Mes 400 coups, Speedy Graphito

Mes 400 coups

Speedy Graphito

Print - 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Print - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$668

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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