Animal

Painting, Pretty Boy, Gary Westall

Pretty Boy

Gary Westall

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,624

Painting, Coi, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Coi, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 79.8 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm

$2,705

Painting, Coi, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Coi

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 69.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm

$2,205

Painting, Koi, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Koi, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 69.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm

$2,300

Sculpture, Marbled majestic horse, Dervis Akdemir

Marbled majestic horse

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 32 x 17 x 10 cm

$250

Painting, Protection des chevaux, Caroline Crozat

Protection des chevaux

Caroline Crozat

Painting - 130 x 81 x 2.5 cm

$2,710

Sculpture, Summer Mood I-large size, Viktor Zuk

Summer Mood I-large size

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 35.5 x 35 x 22 cm

$519

Painting, Le brame du cerf, Timothy Archer

Le brame du cerf

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm

$3,614

Painting, Le perroquet hardi, Timothy Archer

Le perroquet hardi

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm

$3,614

Painting, La mouette chef d'escadrille, Timothy Archer

La mouette chef d'escadrille

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm

$3,614

Painting, Fishes III, Angu Walters

Fishes III

Angu Walters

Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm

$1,800

Painting, Hunting Time, Artavazd Talalyan

Hunting Time

Artavazd Talalyan

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,275

Sculpture, Sunny Day, Viktor Zuk

Sunny Day

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 9 x 6.5 x 6 cm

$225

Painting, Le chat, José Pirès

Le chat

José Pirès

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm

$903

Sculpture, Just charming, Viktor Zuk

Just charming

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 17 x 16 x 11 cm

$225

Sculpture, Funny yellow crab, Viktor Zuk

Funny yellow crab

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 8 x 13 x 8 cm

$225

Painting, Winter, Evaristo Callo

Winter

Evaristo Callo

Painting - 28 x 38.3 cm

$813

Painting, Pixeliseando, Patopalomo

Pixeliseando

Patopalomo

Painting - 64 x 48 x 1 cm

$1,039

Painting, Pacification, Artush Voskanyan

Pacification

Artush Voskanyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$4,000

Photography, Cheval cloitré, Mathieu Pujol

Cheval cloitré

Mathieu Pujol

Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Painting, The fox, Artush Voskanyan

The fox

Artush Voskanyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$4,200

Painting, The cat, Artush Voskanyan

The cat

Artush Voskanyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$5,000

Print, Witness My Joy, David Shrigley

Witness My Joy

David Shrigley

Print - 75 x 56 cm

$4,094

Sculpture, Birds Guard I, Tadas Gutauskas TaDas

Birds Guard I

Tadas Gutauskas TaDas

Sculpture - 29.5 x 17 x 14 cm

$3,501

Sculpture, pretty bulldog, Priscilla Vettese

pretty bulldog

Priscilla Vettese

Sculpture - 10.5 x 24.5 x 18.5 cm

$327

Painting, I Believe In Love, Katrina Avotina

I Believe In Love

Katrina Avotina

Painting - 30 x 24.9 x 2 cm

$622

Painting, Buster Brown and Tige, Brian Nash

Buster Brown and Tige

Brian Nash

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm

$2,450

Photography, Montura, Ricky Cohete

Montura

Ricky Cohete

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm

$4,000

Sculpture, Sweet fantasy, Viktor Zuk

Sweet fantasy

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 14 x 13 x 7 cm

$225

Sculpture, Smile, Viktor Zuk

Smile

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 10 x 17 x 7 cm

$225

Sculpture, Sweet fox, Viktor Zuk

Sweet fox

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 18 x 18.5 x 16 cm

$451

Sculpture, Happy I, Viktor Zuk

Happy I

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 18 x 16 x 9 cm

$225

Painting, Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$119

Fine Art Drawings, Sans Titre - Renne, Meteo Meteo

Sans Titre - Renne

Meteo Meteo

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm

$113 $56

Painting, Soleil noir, Ndoye Douts

Soleil noir

Ndoye Douts

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,823

Print, Zirkulationszeit: Die Mütter , Joseph Beuys

Zirkulationszeit: Die Mütter

Joseph Beuys

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$3,953

Photography, Thoroughbred Stables, Alain Le Garsmeur

Thoroughbred Stables

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$514

Photography, Horse Bath, Alain Le Garsmeur

Horse Bath

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$514

Painting, Bull, Iryna Kastsova

Bull

Iryna Kastsova

Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,146

Sculpture, L'os et son chien, VHE

L'os et son chien

VHE

Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 2 cm

$56 $51

Painting, Cupcake on a carpet, Matt Jacobs

Cupcake on a carpet

Matt Jacobs

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2.5 cm

$1,016

Sculpture, Yellow Tiger, Viktor Zuk

Yellow Tiger

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 13 x 21 x 12 cm

$338

Sculpture, Resting Fox, Viktor Zuk

Resting Fox

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 12 x 29 x 9 cm

$338 $305

Painting, Marriage of the crowd, Mehdi Mirbagheri

Marriage of the crowd

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Painting - 120 x 200 x 2 cm

$12,422

Painting, Criaturas nauticas, Patopalomo

Criaturas nauticas

Patopalomo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.24 cm

$632

Painting, Spring, Patricia Dubois

Spring

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 150 x 71 x 3.5 cm

$3,293

Painting, Untitled II, Ronnie Jiang

Untitled II

Ronnie Jiang

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, No name, Le Hai Linh

No name

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 122 x 96 x 1 cm

$5,816 $4,769

Sculpture, Shark, Irakli Tsuladze

Shark

Irakli Tsuladze

Sculpture - 35 x 81 x 40 cm

$3,953

Painting, Blue Moon Diamond Dust - Bunnies, Hunt Slonem

Blue Moon Diamond Dust - Bunnies

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 cm

$36,138

Sculpture, Bax, Standing, Annette Girke

Bax, Standing

Annette Girke

Sculpture - 53 x 20 x 25 cm

$5,974

Painting, Bestiaire XVIII, J Eleme

Bestiaire XVIII

J Eleme

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, Whale and the City, Esboner

Whale and the City

Esboner

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$1,355

Print, Paris, Eiffel, Chris Morin-Eitner

Paris, Eiffel

Chris Morin-Eitner

Print - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm

$203

Painting, Bestiaire XIV, J Eleme

Bestiaire XIV

J Eleme

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm

$119

Painting, Surreal-Avatar, Fan Hong

Surreal-Avatar

Fan Hong

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm

$621

Painting, Performance Secret Life, Fan Hong

Performance Secret Life

Fan Hong

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm

$621

Print, La Chasse au Tigre (Ginestet-Pouillon 641), Jacques Villon

La Chasse au Tigre (Ginestet-Pouillon 641)

Jacques Villon

Print - 36.8 x 48.3 cm

$5,000

Photography, Sans titre 9, Aurélie Sarramon

Sans titre 9

Aurélie Sarramon

Photography - 36 x 24 cm

$68

Painting, Nidification et crépuscule, Timothy Archer

Nidification et crépuscule

Timothy Archer

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm

$3,953

Sculpture, Aperacrm, Aperato

Aperacrm

Aperato

Sculpture - 19 x 22 x 10 cm

$711

Sculpture, Aperadog yellow, Aperato

Aperadog yellow

Aperato

Sculpture - 70 x 50 x 50 cm

$1,468

Sculpture, Fisheye, Aperato

Fisheye

Aperato

Sculpture - 30 x 50 x 5 cm

$2,146

Painting, Temptations of Elena, Galia Chuntova

Temptations of Elena

Galia Chuntova

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,412

Painting, Untitled, Magdalena Nalecz

Untitled

Magdalena Nalecz

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$734

Painting, Sans titre, Mohamed Lekleti

Sans titre

Mohamed Lekleti

Painting - 130 x 100 x 0.5 cm

$8,470

Photography, Rabbits, Bogdan Boev

Rabbits

Bogdan Boev

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.2 cm

$327

Photography, Winter Robin I, Bogdan Boev

Winter Robin I

Bogdan Boev

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.2 cm

$373

Photography, Winter Robin II, Bogdan Boev

Winter Robin II

Bogdan Boev

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.2 cm

$373

Photography, Grâce de paon, Dominique Jullien

Grâce de paon

Dominique Jullien

Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm

$271

Print, Aline, Christophe Blain

Aline

Christophe Blain

Print - 160 x 120 x 0.1 cm

$2,710

Painting, Delights Gardens LVII, Magdalena Nalecz

Delights Gardens LVII

Magdalena Nalecz

Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, Model for Monument to the White Squirrel, Brandon Vickerd

Model for Monument to the White Squirrel

Brandon Vickerd

Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm

$6,776

Painting, Memories and dreams, Magdalena Nalecz

Memories and dreams

Magdalena Nalecz

Painting - 30 x 40 cm

$565

Painting, Le chat blanc, Patricia Simsa

Le chat blanc

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm

$9,599

Sculpture, Vas te faire M, Capocci

Vas te faire M

Capocci

Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 30 cm

$3,953

Painting, Panthère branche bleue, Mosko

Panthère branche bleue

Mosko

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$508

Sculpture, Réincarnation, Elizabeth Portnova

Réincarnation

Elizabeth Portnova

Sculpture - 57 x 60 x 30 cm

$10,728

Sculpture, Le chandelier, Elizabeth Portnova

Le chandelier

Elizabeth Portnova

Sculpture - 60 x 86 x 30 cm

$11,519

Sculpture, Le chien de brique, Elizabeth Portnova

Le chien de brique

Elizabeth Portnova

Sculpture - 60 x 70 x 30 cm

$7,566

Photography, Magical serenity # 06, Serge Hamad

Magical serenity # 06

Serge Hamad

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm

$1,800

Photography, Magical serenity # 07, Serge Hamad

Magical serenity # 07

Serge Hamad

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm

$1,800

Photography, Magical serenity # 10, Serge Hamad

Magical serenity # 10

Serge Hamad

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm

$1,800

Photography, Magical serenity # 13, Serge Hamad

Magical serenity # 13

Serge Hamad

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm

$1,800

Sculpture, Bagaglio rinoceronte / Grande, Stefano Bombardieri

Bagaglio rinoceronte / Grande

Stefano Bombardieri

Sculpture - 55 x 44 x 38 cm

$27,103

Sculpture, Tobia e il rhino, Stefano Bombardieri

Tobia e il rhino

Stefano Bombardieri

Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 26 cm

$21,457

Print, Requin et colonne vertébrale de baleine, Jürg Kreienbühl

Requin et colonne vertébrale de baleine

Jürg Kreienbühl

Print - 40.5 x 59 x 1 cm

$678

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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