Animal

Sculpture, The Meeting / Rencontre, Sophie Verger

The Meeting / Rencontre

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 59.5 x 28 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 23.4 x 11 x 4.5 inch

$8,857

Sculpture, Together, Sophie Verger

Together

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 28.5 x 40 x 16 cm Sculpture - 11.2 x 15.7 x 6.3 inch

$6,502

Sculpture, Between Father and Mother, Sophie Verger

Between Father and Mother

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 25.5 x 36 x 31 cm Sculpture - 10 x 14.2 x 12.2 inch

$8,072

Sculpture, The dog school in bronze, Sophie Verger

The dog school in bronze

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 59 x 68 x 21 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 26.8 x 8.3 inch

$9,866

Sculpture, The three bronze Eves, Sophie Verger

The three bronze Eves

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 187 x 50 x 28 cm Sculpture - 73.6 x 19.7 x 11 inch

$49,328

Painting, Abstract coral and fish, Olga Nikitina

Abstract coral and fish

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$673

Painting, Spanish Dancer Nudibranch Sea Life Creation, Olga Nikitina

Spanish Dancer Nudibranch Sea Life Creation

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$673

Sculpture, Big Pregnant Giraffe, Sophie Verger

Big Pregnant Giraffe

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 185 x 37 x 35 cm Sculpture - 72.8 x 14.6 x 13.8 inch

$21,301

Sculpture, Giraffe and her three daughters, Sophie Verger

Giraffe and her three daughters

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 77 x 16 x 23 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 6.3 x 9.1 inch

$6,615

Sculpture, Bembeleza, Sophie Verger

Bembeleza

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 26 x 54 x 17 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 21.3 x 6.7 inch

$6,166

Sculpture, Mouflon, Julien Cuny

Mouflon

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 20 x 18 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.1 x 4.7 inch

$471

Sculpture, Crocodile (1), Richard Orlinski

Crocodile (1)

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 45 x 110 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 43.3 x 17.7 inch

$16,817

Sculpture, Dragon, Richard Orlinski

Dragon

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 160 x 346 x 137 cm Sculpture - 63 x 136.2 x 53.9 inch

$156,954

Sculpture, Cobra, Richard Orlinski

Cobra

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 40 x 28 x 17 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11 x 6.7 inch

$7,736

Sculpture, Falcon, Richard Orlinski

Falcon

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 27 x 80 x 34 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 31.5 x 13.4 inch

$18,947

Painting, Zanzibar, Angelo Pioppo

Zanzibar

Angelo Pioppo

Painting - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$1,435

Sculpture, Crocodile, Richard Orlinski

Crocodile

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 45 x 110 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 43.3 x 17.7 inch

$62,670

Sculpture, Crocodile EA III/IV, Richard Orlinski

Crocodile EA III/IV

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 30 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch

$33,633

Sculpture, Crocodile, Richard Orlinski

Crocodile

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 230 x 530 x 185 cm Sculpture - 90.6 x 208.7 x 72.8 inch

$190,587

Sculpture, Crocodile, Richard Orlinski

Crocodile

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 170 x 340 x 140 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 133.9 x 55.1 inch

$96,303

Sculpture, Crocodile, Richard Orlinski

Crocodile

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 88 x 200 x 71 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 78.7 x 28 inch

$66,145

Sculpture, Crocodile, Richard Orlinski

Crocodile

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 45 x 110 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 43.3 x 17.7 inch

$11,099

Sculpture, Wild kong rouge flamme, Richard Orlinski

Wild kong rouge flamme

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 4.3 inch

$5,606

Sculpture, Panthère Rouge, Richard Orlinski

Panthère Rouge

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 17 x 40 x 9 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 15.7 x 3.5 inch

$5,381

Painting, Les porteurs, Nicolas Monjo

Les porteurs

Nicolas Monjo

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,475

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Franciszek Starowieyski

Sans titre

Franciszek Starowieyski

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch

$673

Painting, Mon chat, Jia Juanli

Mon chat

Jia Juanli

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

$11,323

Print, Quelque chose et moi, Yohan Storti

Quelque chose et moi

Yohan Storti

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$325

Sculpture, Tico-Uno, Patopalomo

Tico-Uno

Patopalomo

Sculpture - 43 x 52 x 23 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 20.5 x 9.1 inch

$1,009

Painting, Nanoq, Lise Vurpillot

Nanoq

Lise Vurpillot

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

$4,148

Print, L'oiseau mauve, Georges Braque

L'oiseau mauve

Georges Braque

Print - 28.5 x 38.5 cm Print - 11.2 x 15.2 inch

$4,260

Painting, Animal vegetal, Jonathan Van Durmen

Animal vegetal

Jonathan Van Durmen

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,502

Design, Wolf Spirit, Richard Orlinski

Wolf Spirit

Richard Orlinski

Design - 14 x 13 x 4 cm Design - 5.5 x 5.1 x 1.6 inch

$436

Painting, Untitled, Nina Narimanishvili

Untitled

Nina Narimanishvili

Painting - 63 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,233

Painting, School of fish, Olga Nikitina

School of fish

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Relics from the Anthropocene, Gordon Carmichael

Relics from the Anthropocene

Gordon Carmichael

Painting - 55 x 52 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,513

Painting, Le griffon, Julien Cuny

Le griffon

Julien Cuny

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

$336

Sculpture, Crocodile facette bleu mick, Richard Orlinski

Crocodile facette bleu mick

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 11 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch

$5,493

Painting, Votive Offerings, Gordon Carmichael

Votive Offerings

Gordon Carmichael

Painting - 52 x 54 x 1 cm Painting - 20.5 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,121

Sculpture, Red Bull, Richard Orlinski

Red Bull

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 53 x 70 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 27.6 x 7.9 inch

$9,978

Sculpture, My French Bulldog is Happy, Patrick Cornée

My French Bulldog is Happy

Patrick Cornée

Sculpture - 29 x 15 x 37 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.9 x 14.6 inch

$2,466

Sculpture, Blue Spider, Richard Orlinski

Blue Spider

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 40 x 60 x 48 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 23.6 x 18.9 inch

$11,099

Sculpture, Golden Bird, 1/25, Jaromir Gargulak

Golden Bird, 1/25

Jaromir Gargulak

Sculpture - 4 x 15 x 7 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 5.9 x 2.8 inch

$516

Sculpture, Poli miroir Panther, Richard Orlinski

Poli miroir Panther

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 72 x 152 x 35 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 59.8 x 13.8 inch

$114,352

Sculpture, Walking Crystal Clear Wild Bear, Richard Orlinski

Walking Crystal Clear Wild Bear

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 25 x 70 x 33 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 27.6 x 13 inch

$40,248

Sculpture, Walking Silver Wild Bear, Richard Orlinski

Walking Silver Wild Bear

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 50 x 120 x 45 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 47.2 x 17.7 inch

$78,477

Sculpture, Silver Howling Wolf, Richard Orlinski

Silver Howling Wolf

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 57 x 70 x 18 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 27.6 x 7.1 inch

$45,954

Sculpture, Hippopotamus, Richard Orlinski

Hippopotamus

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 43 x 70 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 27.6 x 9.8 inch

$11,570

Sculpture, Red Hippopotamus, Richard Orlinski

Red Hippopotamus

Richard Orlinski

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

$6,615

Sculpture, Elephant, Richard Orlinski

Elephant

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 70 x 90 x 80 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 35.4 x 31.5 inch

$27,915

Sculpture, Crocodile + Wild neck, Richard Orlinski

Crocodile + Wild neck

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 30 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch

$11,839

Sculpture, Silver Crocodile, Richard Orlinski

Silver Crocodile

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 45 x 110 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 43.3 x 17.7 inch

$61,661

Sculpture, Crocodile, Richard Orlinski

Crocodile

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 30 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch

$33,633

Sculpture, Silver Horse, Richard Orlinski

Silver Horse

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 70 x 17 x 50 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 6.7 x 19.7 inch

$45,853

Sculpture, Crystal clear Horse, Richard Orlinski

Crystal clear Horse

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 70 x 17 x 50 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 6.7 x 19.7 inch

$26,906

Sculpture, Deer, Richard Orlinski

Deer

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 79 x 60 x 55 cm Sculpture - 31.1 x 23.6 x 21.7 inch

$20,068

Painting, Morning preparations, Victor Sheleg

Morning preparations

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$10,650

Sculpture, Fils du Ciel, Gaël Rouxeville

Fils du Ciel

Gaël Rouxeville

Sculpture - 103 x 78 x 64 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 30.7 x 25.2 inch

$5,606

Sculpture, Affinity IV, maquette, Patrick Villas

Affinity IV, maquette

Patrick Villas

Sculpture - 60 x 40 x 23 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 15.7 x 9.1 inch

$17,938

Sculpture, Golden Monkey, Valerian Sioridzé

Golden Monkey

Valerian Sioridzé

Sculpture - 32 x 19 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.5 x 4.7 inch

$1,401

Painting, L'oiseau en liberté, ZiB

L'oiseau en liberté

ZiB

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2.3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch

$1,682

Print, Three Deer, Hunt Slonem

Three Deer

Hunt Slonem

Print - 66 x 86.4 cm Print - 26 x 34 inch

$800

Print, Stuffed Pheasant, Hunt Slonem

Stuffed Pheasant

Hunt Slonem

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

$800

Print, Pocahontas Pillow, Hunt Slonem

Pocahontas Pillow

Hunt Slonem

Print - 66 x 73.7 cm Print - 26 x 29 inch

$750

Print, Pillow Jungle, Hunt Slonem

Pillow Jungle

Hunt Slonem

Print - 66 x 74.9 cm Print - 26 x 29.5 inch

$750

Print, Ocelot, Hunt Slonem

Ocelot

Hunt Slonem

Print - 78.7 x 67.3 cm Print - 31 x 26.5 inch

$750

Print, Harlem, Hunt Slonem

Harlem

Hunt Slonem

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

$800

Print, Anaconda, Hunt Slonem

Anaconda

Hunt Slonem

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

$750

Painting, Dream To Fly, Kusbudiyanto

Dream To Fly

Kusbudiyanto

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

$2,200

Painting, The Fall of Dürer’s Hare, Lyuben Domozetski

The Fall of Dürer’s Hare

Lyuben Domozetski

Painting - 22 x 35 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$673

Sculpture, Cloned Polar Bear with pet bottle, William Sweetlove

Cloned Polar Bear with pet bottle

William Sweetlove

Sculpture - 40 x 26 x 21 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 10.2 x 8.3 inch

$5,606

Photography, Magic With, Hugh Turvey

Magic With

Hugh Turvey

Photography - 65 x 65 cm Photography - 25.6 x 25.6 inch

$862

Print, La descente - UnderWater, Julie Ruelle

La descente - UnderWater

Julie Ruelle

Print - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$504

Sculpture, Teddy Lamborghini Tribute Orange, Naor

Teddy Lamborghini Tribute Orange

Naor

Sculpture - 32 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 9.8 x 11 inch

$729

Painting, Envolée de mots, Christine Marie Nobre

Envolée de mots

Christine Marie Nobre

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

$852

Painting, Astérix on wall, Maxime Andriot

Astérix on wall

Maxime Andriot

Painting - 84 x 64 x 3 cm Painting - 33.1 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch

$673

Sculpture, Taureau prêt à charger, Hassan Laamirat

Taureau prêt à charger

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 205 x 250 x 85 cm Sculpture - 80.7 x 98.4 x 33.5 inch

$5,135

Design, Panther Spirit (Silver Edition), Richard Orlinski

Panther Spirit (Silver Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 9 x 13 x 8 cm Design - 3.5 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch

$549

Design, Lion Spirit (Petrol Edition), Richard Orlinski

Lion Spirit (Petrol Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 13 x 13 x 5 cm Design - 5.1 x 5.1 x 2 inch

$538

Painting, Cultural heritage, Kusbudiyanto

Cultural heritage

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 145 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 57.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,139

Sculpture, Wild Kong, Richard Orlinski

Wild Kong

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 52 x 42 x 21 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 16.5 x 8.3 inch

$25,000

Sculpture, Pelican, Franck Scala

Pelican

Franck Scala

Sculpture - 60 x 125 x 8 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 49.2 x 3.1 inch

$998

Sculpture, Le Choc des Titans, Richard Orlinski

Le Choc des Titans

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 27 x 51 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 20.1 x 4.3 inch

$7,848

Print, Dans la Sierra, Claude Weisbuch

Dans la Sierra

Claude Weisbuch

Print - 50 x 65.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.8 x 0.1 inch

$785

Print, Sandro, Claude Weisbuch

Sandro

Claude Weisbuch

Print - 65.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$841

Print, Le Cavalier et la Mort, Claude Weisbuch

Le Cavalier et la Mort

Claude Weisbuch

Print - 65.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$841

Print, Cuddle, Tosin Oyeniyi

Cuddle

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print - 86.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Print - 34 x 26 x 1 inch

$1,700 $1,530

Print, Innermost Strength, Tosin Oyeniyi

Innermost Strength

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print - 86.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Print - 34 x 26 x 1 inch

$1,700 $1,530

Sculpture, Rhinocéros en métal recyclé, Hassan Laamirat

Rhinocéros en métal recyclé

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 120 x 230 x 70 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 90.6 x 27.6 inch

$5,157

Painting, France, Jaber El Mahjoub

France

Jaber El Mahjoub

Painting - 91 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

$953

Painting, Abstract birds, Aram Sevoyan

Abstract birds

Aram Sevoyan

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

$750

Print, Only love can hurt like this, Yohan Storti

Only love can hurt like this

Yohan Storti

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$314 $157

Print, I’m still standing, Yohan Storti

I’m still standing

Yohan Storti

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$314

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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