Animal

Print, Untitled, Josep Guinovart

Untitled

Josep Guinovart

Print - 130 x 95 cm Print - 51.2 x 37.4 inch

$3,027

Painting, Seagull, Wang Dianyu

Seagull

Wang Dianyu

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

$1,121

Painting, Plaster Bear, Wang Dianyu

Plaster Bear

Wang Dianyu

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,009

Painting, Tucan II, Ilja Freer

Tucan II

Ilja Freer

Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,419

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

$224

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$673

Painting, St. George and the Dragon, Mario Henrique

St. George and the Dragon

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 150 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 inch

$13,677

Sculpture, Tattoo bull, James Chiew

Tattoo bull

James Chiew

Sculpture - 35 x 62 x 39 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 24.4 x 15.4 inch

$2,747

Painting, Chief Shaman, Heikki Länkinen

Chief Shaman

Heikki Länkinen

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

$3,957

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$673

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$673

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$673

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$673

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$673

Sculpture, Chameleon, Georgi Velikov

Chameleon

Georgi Velikov

Sculpture - 22 x 20 x 17 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch

$919

Painting, The Three Ages, Andrea Vandoni

The Three Ages

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,682

Print, Butterfly III, James Chiew

Butterfly III

James Chiew

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

$3,083

Painting, Purple Wolf, Benjamin David

Purple Wolf

Benjamin David

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

$1,166

Painting, Blanc X, Jordi Sàbat

Blanc X

Jordi Sàbat

Painting - 60 x 60 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,794

Photography, Sun #57, Claus Stolz

Sun #57

Claus Stolz

Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$785

Sculpture, Chanel doggy, James Chiew

Chanel doggy

James Chiew

Sculpture - 35 x 62 x 39 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 24.4 x 15.4 inch

$2,522

Painting, Hippocampus, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Hippocampus

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 40 x 40 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$516

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

$325

Painting, Silver Cockatoo, Benjamin David

Silver Cockatoo

Benjamin David

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

$762

Painting, Owl on the wall, Benjamin David

Owl on the wall

Benjamin David

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

$762

Painting, Rex Leo, Benjamin David

Rex Leo

Benjamin David

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

$762

Painting, Waiting in New York, Helen Uter

Waiting in New York

Helen Uter

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch

$2,242

Painting, Oiseau Lyre 1959 Lyrebird, Wysszbar

Oiseau Lyre 1959 Lyrebird

Wysszbar

Painting - 31.5 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,003 $502

Painting, Bouleau, Claudine Picard

Bouleau

Claudine Picard

Painting - 123 x 96 x 4 cm Painting - 48.4 x 37.8 x 1.6 inch

$1,121

Painting, Os à moelle, Claudine Picard

Os à moelle

Claudine Picard

Painting - 130 x 96 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.8 x 1.6 inch

$1,121

Painting, Jau, Claudine Picard

Jau

Claudine Picard

Painting - 130 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,345

Photography, Contemplum #017, Dani Garcia Sarabia

Contemplum #017

Dani Garcia Sarabia

Photography - 33 x 50 x 0.03 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$953

Sculpture, Panthère, Michel Audiard

Panthère

Michel Audiard

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

$13,453

Photography, L'abreuvoir d'Eiffel, Tanguy Mendrisse

L'abreuvoir d'Eiffel

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$135

Print, Désert, Leonardo Cremonini

Désert

Leonardo Cremonini

Print - 46 x 66 cm Print - 18.1 x 26 inch

$561

Sculpture, Taureau, Michel Audiard

Taureau

Michel Audiard

Sculpture - 73 x 46 x 36 cm Sculpture - 28.7 x 18.1 x 14.2 inch

$8,969

Painting, Le petit Chaperaun rouge (2), Jordi Sàbat

Le petit Chaperaun rouge (2)

Jordi Sàbat

Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$729

Sculpture, Skater Later, Rick Wolfryd

Skater Later

Rick Wolfryd

Sculpture - 36 x 24 x 15 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.4 x 5.9 inch

$1,065

Painting, Happy fish, Le anh Tuan

Happy fish

Le anh Tuan

Painting - 88.9 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 47 x 1 inch

$1,500

Painting, Happy fish, Le anh Tuan

Happy fish

Le anh Tuan

Painting - 89.9 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,800

Painting, Happy fish, Le anh Tuan

Happy fish

Le anh Tuan

Painting - 78.7 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31 x 47 x 1 inch

$1,750

Painting, Carpet Weavers 2, Tutu Kiladze

Carpet Weavers 2

Tutu Kiladze

Painting - 21 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,457

Painting, Birds of the Mythical Woods, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Birds of the Mythical Woods

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 60 x 120 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.7 inch

$1,289

Painting, El Aire, Helen Uter

El Aire

Helen Uter

Painting - 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,906

Painting, La Tierra, Helen Uter

La Tierra

Helen Uter

Painting - 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,121

Painting, El Cielo, Helen Uter

El Cielo

Helen Uter

Painting - 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,121

Painting, Abajo, Helen Uter

Abajo

Helen Uter

Painting - 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,121

Painting, Voyage entre deux mondes, Clara Crespin

Voyage entre deux mondes

Clara Crespin

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

$1,682

Sculpture, Zig zag, Stratos

Zig zag

Stratos

Sculpture - 95 x 70 x 3 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,812

Design, Ironman Disney (Edition Rouge), Richard Orlinski

Ironman Disney (Edition Rouge)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 22 x 12 x 3 cm Design - 8.7 x 4.7 x 1.2 inch

$336

Fine Art Drawings, Hot to trot, Gabrielle Pool

Hot to trot

Gabrielle Pool

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$597

Fine Art Drawings, African stand off, Gabrielle Pool

African stand off

Gabrielle Pool

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$597

Painting, Bengal tiger. strength and power., Lilya Volskaya

Bengal tiger. strength and power.

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 40 x 25 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

$897

Painting, White eagle. A keen eye., Lilya Volskaya

White eagle. A keen eye.

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 40 x 25 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

$897

Painting, The snake's gaze. Hypnosis, Lilya Volskaya

The snake's gaze. Hypnosis

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 40 x 25 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

$897

Painting, Peix corall, Jordi Sàbat

Peix corall

Jordi Sàbat

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,794

Painting, Arbre de corall VI, Jordi Sàbat

Arbre de corall VI

Jordi Sàbat

Painting - 60 x 60 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,794

Painting, Black Panther. Green Eye (1), Lilya Volskaya

Black Panther. Green Eye (1)

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 40 x 25 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

$897

Painting, Contemporary portrait "Something Warm and Soft", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "Something Warm and Soft"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 100 x 75 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.9 inch

$2,803

Painting, Walking in old Paris, Elena Shichko

Walking in old Paris

Elena Shichko

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

$1,570

Painting, Red dog, Cédric Bouteiller

Red dog

Cédric Bouteiller

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$4,484

Painting, Destino, Olga Afanasiadi

Destino

Olga Afanasiadi

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

$1,570

Painting, Seagull_01, Helal Uddin

Seagull_01

Helal Uddin

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$1,081

Painting, River, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

River

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 49.8 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$1,100

Painting, Coi, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Coi

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 49.8 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$1,400

Painting, Flamingo, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Flamingo

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 69.9 x 79.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31.4 x 1 inch

$1,700

Painting, Seagulls, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Seagulls

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 59.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.5 x 1 inch

$1,600

Painting, Coi, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Coi

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 69.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,005

Painting, Coi, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Coi

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 79.8 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.4 x 27.5 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, À table, Victorine Follana

À table

Victorine Follana

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

$1,099

Painting, Untitled 11, Ramaz Chantladze

Untitled 11

Ramaz Chantladze

Painting - 64 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,242

Painting, Fish man series 10, Du Ke

Fish man series 10

Du Ke

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,570

Painting, Fish man series 3, Du Ke

Fish man series 3

Du Ke

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,570

Painting, Fish man series 2, Du Ke

Fish man series 2

Du Ke

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,682

Painting, Fish man series I, Du Ke

Fish man series I

Du Ke

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,570

Painting, Forest After Snow, Liu Ziyu

Forest After Snow

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 62 x 53 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0 inch

$2,018

Painting, Family 2, Keti Shapatava

Family 2

Keti Shapatava

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$1,570

Painting, Family, Keti Shapatava

Family

Keti Shapatava

Painting - 49 x 59 x 1.9 cm Painting - 19.3 x 23.2 x 0.7 inch

$2,242

Print, Cheval, Claude Weisbuch

Cheval

Claude Weisbuch

Print - 18 x 23.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 7.1 x 9.3 x 0.2 inch

$280

Print, Cheval, Claude Weisbuch

Cheval

Claude Weisbuch

Print - 18 x 23.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 7.1 x 9.3 x 0.2 inch

$280

Print, Por tu Boca - Through Your Mouth, Peperina Magenta

Por tu Boca - Through Your Mouth

Peperina Magenta

Print - 49.5 x 69.9 x 1.9 cm Print - 19.5 x 27.5 x 0.75 inch

$3,600

Painting, Zoom sur Jaguar, Mosko

Zoom sur Jaguar

Mosko

Painting - 30 x 33 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 13 x 1.6 inch

$897

Painting, Kobe, Tamta Chachanidze

Kobe

Tamta Chachanidze

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,018

Painting, Applause Please, Tamta Chachanidze

Applause Please

Tamta Chachanidze

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,121

Painting, Coi, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Coi

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 59.9 x 79.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.4 x 1 inch

$1,950

Fine Art Drawings, Let's go faster, Maksym Kisilov

Let's go faster

Maksym Kisilov

Fine Art Drawings - 40.9 x 58.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 23.2 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Behind the Door, Salome Khubashvili

Behind the Door

Salome Khubashvili

Painting - 96 x 147 x 2 cm Painting - 37.8 x 57.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,682

Painting, Parrots, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Parrots

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 59.9 x 79.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.4 x 1 inch

$1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Swan_01, Helal Uddin

Swan_01

Helal Uddin

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$1,390

Painting, Zebra in turquoise, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Gardani Art

Zebra in turquoise, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Gardani Art

Painting - 119.4 x 99.1 x 1.8 cm Painting - 47 x 39 x 0.7 inch

$1,800

Print, La Femme-peintre au coq, Antoni Clavé

La Femme-peintre au coq

Antoni Clavé

Print - 38 x 57 cm Print - 15 x 22.4 inch

$1,065

Painting, C'est la pipe de Jean-Paul, Jordi Sàbat

C'est la pipe de Jean-Paul

Jordi Sàbat

Painting - 41 x 27 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 inch

$841

Painting, Chanoir Charles, Chanoir

Chanoir Charles

Chanoir

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

$4,709

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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