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![Sculpture, Wild Kong Graff, Shake](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1349994_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Il peso del tempo sospeso - Rino mini, Stefano Bombardieri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1968996_1_grid.jpg)
Il peso del tempo sospeso - Rino mini
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 32 x 26 x 20 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 10.2 x 7.9 inch
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![Sculpture, Il peso del tempo sospeso, Stefano Bombardieri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1968981_1_grid.jpg)
Il peso del tempo sospeso
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 47 x 44 x 28 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 17.3 x 11 inch
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Il peso del tempo sospeso
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 36 x 19 x 19 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.5 x 7.5 inch
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![Sculpture, Struzzo Rubik, Stefano Bombardieri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/86503_1_grid.jpg)
Struzzo Rubik
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 58 x 40 x 21 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 15.7 x 8.3 inch
$24,606 $22,146
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Cloned Bulldog with pet bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 47 x 50 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch
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Cheval pegase au trot en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 255 x 75 x 260 cm Sculpture - 100.4 x 29.5 x 102.4 inch
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from the collection : Around about n°1217
Hamid Reza Fotouhi
Sculpture - 15 x 50 x 8 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 19.7 x 3.1 inch
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Suricate Escalateurs III
Mauro Corda
Sculpture - 60 x 21 x 16 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 8.3 x 6.3 inch
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Le Grand Bleu
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 30 x 45 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 17.7 x 5.9 inch
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Crocodile facette rouge flamme
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch
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Oiseau de feu et oiseau de fer
Wifredo Lam
Sculpture - 27 x 28 x 14 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 11 x 5.5 inch
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Cheval Anthopomorphe
Béatrice Fernando
Sculpture - 140 x 23 x 20 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 9.1 x 7.9 inch
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![Sculpture, Tête de taureau, Béatrice Fernando](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1072470_1_grid.jpg)
Tête de taureau
Béatrice Fernando
Sculpture - 32 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch
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![Sculpture, Hommage au Cheval, Jean-Pierre Bagnols](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/887367_1_grid.jpg)
Hommage au Cheval
Jean-Pierre Bagnols
Sculpture - 90 x 20 x 80 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 7.9 x 31.5 inch
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Wild Kong crackled pink
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 25 x 20 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch
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![Sculpture, Wild kong crackled red, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1728228_1_grid.jpg)
Wild kong crackled red
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 4.3 inch
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Ourson assis sur cube
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 27 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
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Ourson sur 3 Cubes
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 40 x 16 x 11 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.3 x 4.3 inch
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My French bulldog is rich
Patrick Cornée
Sculpture - 37 x 53 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 20.9 x 9.1 inch
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Singe au cigare
François Rambaud
Sculpture - 80 x 45 x 70 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 17.7 x 27.6 inch
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Maria e l'elefante
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 60 x 30 x 72 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 28.3 inch
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Mono Contento
Manuel Cruz Prudencio
Sculpture - 25 x 30 x 25 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch
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![Sculpture, My french Bulldog is a star, Patrick Cornée](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1614894_1_grid.jpg)
My french Bulldog is a star
Patrick Cornée
Sculpture - 37 x 53 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 20.9 x 9.1 inch
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My French bulldog is happy
Patrick Cornée
Sculpture - 37 x 53 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 20.9 x 9.1 inch
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Vanité aux papillons bleus
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 195 x 40 x 50 cm Sculpture - 76.8 x 15.7 x 19.7 inch
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Ippo Piccoli
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 30 x 25 x 42 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.8 x 16.5 inch
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Rino Petrol Company
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 33 x 18 x 35 cm Sculpture - 13 x 7.1 x 13.8 inch
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Bird with Golden Egg
Nora Blazeviciute
Sculpture - 24 x 19 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.5 x 5.9 inch
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Equilibristes au jardin
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 138 x 70 x 40 cm Sculpture - 54.3 x 27.6 x 15.7 inch
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Chat baillant 8/8
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 28 x 20 x 13.5 cm Sculpture - 11 x 7.9 x 5.3 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.