Animal

Painting, The Horse Fair, Alexander Levich

The Horse Fair

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€750

Painting, The Races, Alexander Levich

The Races

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€750

Painting, Evening, Alexander Levich

Evening

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€750

Painting, Moulin à vent, Yutao Ge

Moulin à vent

Yutao Ge

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€3,200

Painting, Morning, Alexander Levich

Morning

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€750

Painting, Deer, Alexander Levich

Deer

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€750

Sculpture, Art eagle, Aleksandr Shkarbanenko

Art eagle

Aleksandr Shkarbanenko

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,178

Painting, Sardines, Meteo Meteo

Sardines

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€115

Painting, Collection Couleurs d'automne - "Golden Horses", Thomas Jeunet

Collection Couleurs d'automne - "Golden Horses"

Thomas Jeunet

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

€900

Sculpture, Pompon Bear comme une excuse, Miguel Guía

Pompon Bear comme une excuse

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 19 x 35 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 13.8 x 5.1 inch

€1,210

Painting, Reacciona, Maria Luisa Osácar

Reacciona

Maria Luisa Osácar

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Painting, The Yellow Sentinel, Ara Gasparyan

The Yellow Sentinel

Ara Gasparyan

Painting - 24 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€174

Painting, Triptyque - Le peuple des mirages, Agathe David

Triptyque - Le peuple des mirages

Agathe David

Painting - 94 x 143 x 1 cm Painting - 37 x 56.3 x 0.4 inch

€3,400

Painting, Dusk's feathered gem, Ara Gasparyan

Dusk's feathered gem

Ara Gasparyan

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€174

Painting, Believe, Stella Zachariassen

Believe

Stella Zachariassen

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Feel the Joy, Stella Zachariassen

Feel the Joy

Stella Zachariassen

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Good Morning, Stella Zachariassen

Good Morning

Stella Zachariassen

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Happiness, Stella Zachariassen

Happiness

Stella Zachariassen

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, New Day, Stella Zachariassen

New Day

Stella Zachariassen

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Positivity, Stella Zachariassen

Positivity

Stella Zachariassen

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Smille, Stella Zachariassen

Smille

Stella Zachariassen

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Hello, Stella Zachariassen

Hello

Stella Zachariassen

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Be Kind, Stella Zachariassen

Be Kind

Stella Zachariassen

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Twilight Sentinel, Ara Gasparyan

Twilight Sentinel

Ara Gasparyan

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€174

Photography, Blanc I, Drew Doggett

Blanc I

Drew Doggett

Photography - 68.6 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,597

Sculpture, Végas pop art star wars, Christophe Comerro

Végas pop art star wars

Christophe Comerro

Sculpture - 45 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch

€1,180

Photography, Hydrogen, Polo Miniature, Amrita Bilimoria

Hydrogen, Polo Miniature

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 30.5 x 26.9 x 0.5 cm Photography - 12 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,161

Photography, Loosen Up, Amrita Bilimoria

Loosen Up

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 38.1 x 33 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15 x 13 x 0.2 inch

€1,452

Print, Cheval, Balzac

Cheval

Balzac

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€450 €405

Painting, Coral Reef Painting Ocean Art Underwater Seascape Original Painting, Olga Nikitina

Coral Reef Painting Ocean Art Underwater Seascape Original Painting

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,250

Sculpture, Tête de lièvre n°8/8, Isabelle Carabantes

Tête de lièvre n°8/8

Isabelle Carabantes

Sculpture - 46 x 21 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 8.3 x 7.9 inch

€4,100

Sculpture, Nautilus, Barry Davies

Nautilus

Barry Davies

Sculpture - 18 x 16 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 6.3 x 3.9 inch

€2,280

Sculpture, Bird I, Vincent Champion-Ercoli

Bird I

Vincent Champion-Ercoli

Sculpture - 20 x 6 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 2.4 x 2.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, My friends in Hawaii (Boo enjoys swimming), Jullia Kim

My friends in Hawaii (Boo enjoys swimming)

Jullia Kim

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

€1,600

Painting, My friends in Hawaii (Maitai), Jullia Kim

My friends in Hawaii (Maitai)

Jullia Kim

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

€1,600

Painting, My friends in Hawaii (Chip is sitting on the top), Jullia Kim

My friends in Hawaii (Chip is sitting on the top)

Jullia Kim

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

€1,600

Painting, My friends in Hawaii (Tori on kayaking), Jullia Kim

My friends in Hawaii (Tori on kayaking)

Jullia Kim

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

€1,600

Painting, My friends in Hawaii (Santiago loves to paddle), Jullia Kim

My friends in Hawaii (Santiago loves to paddle)

Jullia Kim

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

€1,600

Painting, My friends in hawaii (Teddy in ab slider), Jullia Kim

My friends in hawaii (Teddy in ab slider)

Jullia Kim

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

€1,600

Painting, My friends in Hawaii (Kong is ready to surf), Jullia Kim

My friends in Hawaii (Kong is ready to surf)

Jullia Kim

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

€1,600

Painting, My friends in Hawaii (Teddy gets a new car), Jullia Kim

My friends in Hawaii (Teddy gets a new car)

Jullia Kim

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

€1,600

Painting, My friends in Hawaii (Ziggy in troble), Jullia Kim

My friends in Hawaii (Ziggy in troble)

Jullia Kim

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

€1,600

Painting, Émotion... (Origami 2024), Olivier Messas

Émotion... (Origami 2024)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Painting - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch

€350

Painting, Espace possible, Maylis Bourdet

Espace possible

Maylis Bourdet

Painting - 160 x 117 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 46.1 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Painting, Sans titre, Patrick Loste

Sans titre

Patrick Loste

Painting - 206.5 x 192 x 1 cm Painting - 81.3 x 75.6 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Photography, The Lion Queen (5), Tyler Shields

The Lion Queen (5)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 160 x 213.4 cm Photography - 63 x 84 inch

€48,393

Photography, The Lion Queen (4), Tyler Shields

The Lion Queen (4)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch

€24,196

Photography, The Lion Queen (3), Tyler Shields

The Lion Queen (3)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch

€14,518

Photography, The Lion Queen (2), Tyler Shields

The Lion Queen (2)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch

€9,679

Photography, Moonlight Sonata (4), Tyler Shields

Moonlight Sonata (4)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch

€48,393

Photography, Moonlight Sonata (3), Tyler Shields

Moonlight Sonata (3)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch

€19,357

Photography, Moonlight Sonata (2), Tyler Shields

Moonlight Sonata (2)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch

€9,679

Photography, Luke (4), Tyler Shields

Luke (4)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch

€48,393

Photography, Luke (3), Tyler Shields

Luke (3)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch

€24,196

Photography, Luke (2), Tyler Shields

Luke (2)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch

€9,679

Photography, Lady and The Lion (3), Tyler Shields

Lady and The Lion (3)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 160 x 213.4 cm Photography - 63 x 84 inch

€48,393

Photography, Lady and The Lion (2), Tyler Shields

Lady and The Lion (2)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch

€9,679

Painting, Afternoon repose, Arman Avagyan

Afternoon repose

Arman Avagyan

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,420

Photography, Chimpanzee #16, Brad Wilson

Chimpanzee #16

Brad Wilson

Photography - 76 x 110 x 0.2 cm Photography - 29.9 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

€4,200

Painting, Héron, Xiu

Héron

Xiu

Painting - 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, Memories of summer (1), Natalie Shiporina

Memories of summer (1)

Natalie Shiporina

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Painting, ¿Cuándo, dónde y por qué?, Richard García

¿Cuándo, dónde y por qué?

Richard García

Painting - 40 x 35 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

€1,570

Painting, Gentle Gaze, Shahen Aleksandryan

Gentle Gaze

Shahen Aleksandryan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,904

Print, Untitled 6, Manar Ali Hassan

Untitled 6

Manar Ali Hassan

Print - 35 x 25 x 1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€581

Print, Celestial Dreamer - JALAL TOUFIC'S RADICAL CLOSURE, Manar Ali Hassan

Celestial Dreamer - JALAL TOUFIC'S RADICAL CLOSURE

Manar Ali Hassan

Print - 35 x 25 x 1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€581

Painting, Pigeons, Agnieszka Zawal

Pigeons

Agnieszka Zawal

Painting - 93 x 62 x 3 cm Painting - 36.6 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch

€950

Sculpture, Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur scarlet, Hiro Ando

Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur scarlet

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 80 x 75 x 100 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 29.5 x 39.4 inch

€24,000

Sculpture, Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur silver, Hiro Ando

Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur silver

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 80 x 75 x 100 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 29.5 x 39.4 inch

€24,000

Photography, El guia, Rocio Villanueva

El guia

Rocio Villanueva

Photography - 40.64 x 40.64 cm Photography - 16 x 16 inch

€1,150

Painting, Els gossos també somien, Salvador de Batlle

Els gossos també somien

Salvador de Batlle

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Painting, Victor, Dianna Bonder

Victor

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 31 x 31 x 4 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 1.6 inch

€240

Painting, Billy, Dianna Bonder

Billy

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 31 x 31 x 4 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 1.6 inch

€240

Painting, Une aventure rhinoferroviere, Christophe Ronel

Une aventure rhinoferroviere

Christophe Ronel

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

€5,900

Painting, Temps fugit, Christophe Ronel

Temps fugit

Christophe Ronel

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

€5,900

Painting, Three Handed, Tamar Sulakvelidze

Three Handed

Tamar Sulakvelidze

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,600

Painting, Rampant horse on the sea - Italian painting & frame, Romano Mussolini

Rampant horse on the sea - Italian painting & frame

Romano Mussolini

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

€650

Painting, Forest Play, Sergey Miqayelyan

Forest Play

Sergey Miqayelyan

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

€348

Painting, The game under blue night, Liu Yi

The game under blue night

Liu Yi

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,450

Painting, The first stage, Liu Yi

The first stage

Liu Yi

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,450

Sculpture, Leaping Panther, Arun A.

Leaping Panther

Arun A.

Sculpture - 42 x 22 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.7 x 10.2 inch

€750

Painting, Roses and bandits, Nadezda Stupina

Roses and bandits

Nadezda Stupina

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

€1,200

Painting, Pousse-Moi, Antoine Josse

Pousse-Moi

Antoine Josse

Painting - 99.8 x 99.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39.3 x 39.3 x 2 inch

€3,484

Sculpture, Oiseau pirogue, Pauline Couble

Oiseau pirogue

Pauline Couble

Sculpture - 16 x 26 x 10 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 10.2 x 3.9 inch

€950

Painting, Bad duck smoke, Lussy

Bad duck smoke

Lussy

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

€160 €144

Print, I Am Elegant, David Shrigley

I Am Elegant

David Shrigley

Print - 75 x 55 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.7 inch

€12,000

Sculpture, La poule, César Baldaccini

La poule

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 35 x 24 x 16 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.4 x 6.3 inch

€7,500

Sculpture, Le Même Allant, François Vandenberghe

Le Même Allant

François Vandenberghe

Sculpture - 26 x 25 x 60 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 9.8 x 23.6 inch

€13,800

Sculpture, Dhibka, François Vandenberghe

Dhibka

François Vandenberghe

Sculpture - 50 x 29 x 26 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11.4 x 10.2 inch

€13,800

Sculpture, Le Morse - série Sculpture bois animaux, Matthieu Libault

Le Morse - série Sculpture bois animaux

Matthieu Libault

Sculpture - 37 x 37 x 11 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 14.6 x 4.3 inch

€2,250

Sculpture, Le Bison - Sculpture bois animaux, Matthieu Libault

Le Bison - Sculpture bois animaux

Matthieu Libault

Sculpture - 38 x 30 x 24 cm Sculpture - 15 x 11.8 x 9.4 inch

€2,750

Painting, Vive les fleurs et les tigres, Seb Paul Michel

Vive les fleurs et les tigres

Seb Paul Michel

Painting - 92 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch

€555

Sculpture, Félin jouant, Miguel Guía

Félin jouant

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 11 x 18.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 7.3 x 3.1 inch

€980

Fine Art Drawings, Art Class, Guillaume Piot

Art Class

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€140

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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