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Rhino Danseur BM XL
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 140 x 50 x 70 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$16,409
Petit cheval Ferrari
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 160 x 155 x 42 cm Sculpture - 63 x 61 x 16.5 inch
$2,603
Creature XXIII
Marcelo Suaznabar
Sculpture - 19 x 19 x 26 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 7.5 x 10.2 inch
$1,001 $902
Lion griffon
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 225 x 235 x 240 cm Sculpture - 88.6 x 92.5 x 94.5 inch
$8,170
La Limace et le cobra ou L’homme dans tous ses états - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,697
Sphynx - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 14.5 x 6 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 2.4 x 3.7 inch
$1,697
Le tartigrade - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 7 x 16.5 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 2.8 x 6.5 x 3 inch
$1,697
Série Les Mignons - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 16 x 23 x 7 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch
$566
Série Les Mignons - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 14 x 36 x 14 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 14.2 x 5.5 inch
$707
Série les Krégins - Sculpture coquillage Raku
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 13 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$849
Série les Krégins - Sculpture coquillage Raku
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 21 x 10 x 12 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.9 x 4.7 inch
$849
Le Cantique des oiseaux, Le Hibou
Katia Kameli
Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 36 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 10.2 x 14.2 inch
$7,921
Black predator
Karen Axikyan
Sculpture - 20 x 33 x 9 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 13 x 3.5 inch
$1,200 $1,020
Tête d'enfant avec chapeau haut de forme
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 39 x 26.5 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 10.4 x 4.5 inch
$36,212
Teddy Lamborghini Tribute Orange
Naor
Sculpture - 32 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 9.8 x 11 inch
$736
Wild bear noir
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 16 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 6.3 inch
$6,224
Kong au baril
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 69 x 37 x 18 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 14.6 x 7.1 inch
$26,593
Tortue avec stèle
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 79.5 x 17.5 x 13 cm Sculpture - 31.3 x 6.9 x 5.1 inch
$24,896
Wild Kong oil tag
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 70 x 37 x 18 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 14.6 x 7.1 inch
$24,896
The anonymous bear #3
Jean-Philippe Berger
Sculpture - 27 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
$249
90cm Teddy Rolex Tribute
Naor
Sculpture - 90 x 65 x 65 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 25.6 x 25.6 inch
$3,734
Kong baril tagged
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 16 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 6.3 inch
$16,974
Coléoptère debout
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 23 x 20 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 7.9 x 1 inch
$1,358
Guêpe femme - Sculpture surréaliste
Alain Plisson
Sculpture - 44 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
$2,122
Wild Kong Invisible Inox
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 62 x 51 x 28 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 20.1 x 11 inch
$53,073
Tête de corbeau - Série sculpture bois animaux
Matthieu Libault
Sculpture - 24 x 48 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 18.9 x 3.1 inch
$2,122
Les patins de Gilles
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 93 x 95 x 50 cm Sculpture - 36.6 x 37.4 x 19.7 inch
$215,010
Expand Oiseau et Lune
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 46 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,290
Rockett - Lebron James
Max ArtLouis
Sculpture - 46 x 27 x 23 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 10.6 x 9.1 inch
$2,942
Chat à sa toilette
Isabelle Carabantes
Sculpture - 68 x 32 x 27 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 12.6 x 10.6 inch
$7,921
La fratrie n°3 a
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 9 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 3.5 x 3.7 inch
$4,300
Ours polaire assis (pm) 7/8
Isabelle Carabantes
Sculpture - 37 x 25 x 22 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 9.8 x 8.7 inch
$8,148
Moonwalk on wheels 2
Guillaume Nicolaou
Sculpture - 150 x 70 x 12 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 27.6 x 4.7 inch
$3,621
Tête d'aigle
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 22.5 x 17 x 20 cm Sculpture - 8.9 x 6.7 x 7.9 inch
$9,732
Tête de guepard 4/8
Isabelle Carabantes
Sculpture - 33 x 20 x 32 cm Sculpture - 13 x 7.9 x 12.6 inch
$7,356 $6,473
Série Les Mignons - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 15 x 25 x 9 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 9.8 x 3.5 inch
$498
Totem Oiseau Bleu
Dominique Combe
Sculpture - 62 x 32 x 14 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 12.6 x 5.5 inch
$1,313
Elephant with Ballons
Valay Shende
Sculpture - 120 x 45 x 50 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 17.7 x 19.7 inch
$62,240
2020/11 2 (GA44)
Guillaume Allemand
Sculpture - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,395
Tête de cheval
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 101 x 60 x 36 cm Sculpture - 39.8 x 23.6 x 14.2 inch
$50,923
Ourson Rubis : k Aru __ sculpture
Elodie Dengreville
Sculpture - 20 x 12 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.7 x 2.8 inch
$905
Ourson Majorelle ''La divine''
Elodie Dengreville
Sculpture - 20 x 12 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.7 x 2.8 inch
$905
Cheval Cubiste de Guernica Bois
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 56 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 22 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$5,205
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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.