Animal

Print, Le Coup de Canon, Anselmo Bucci

Le Coup de Canon

Anselmo Bucci

Print - 36 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 14.2 x 10.8 x 0 inch

$666

Painting, Buste Jaguar, Mosko

Buste Jaguar

Mosko

Painting - 120 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,440

Painting, Bestiaire VIII, J Eleme

Bestiaire VIII

J Eleme

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

$777

Painting, Sightseeing No.4, Jia Yuan Hua

Sightseeing No.4

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$4,773

Painting, Trip to Germany, Jia Yuan Hua

Trip to Germany

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,996

Painting, It's a Dream, Jia Yuan Hua

It's a Dream

Jia Yuan Hua

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

$2,553

Painting, Zen, Jia Yuan Hua

Zen

Jia Yuan Hua

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

$3,996

Painting, Dream Builder, Jia Yuan Hua

Dream Builder

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,330

Painting, Paradise Lost, Jia Yuan Hua

Paradise Lost

Jia Yuan Hua

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

$3,330

Painting, Paysages 334, Yongmin Huang

Paysages 334

Yongmin Huang

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

$2,886

Painting, Oiseaux perchés, Âme Sauvage

Oiseaux perchés

Âme Sauvage

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

$166

Painting, Untitled 91, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 91

Ghylan Safadi

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

$1,250

Sculpture, Le chat Balthus, Cade

Le chat Balthus

Cade

Sculpture - 8.5 x 3 x 4 cm Sculpture - 3.3 x 1.2 x 1.6 inch

$366

Fine Art Drawings, Retour en Enfance, Alexandre Granger

Retour en Enfance

Alexandre Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,219

Painting, L'approche, Tung-Wen Margue

L'approche

Tung-Wen Margue

Painting - 195 x 130 x 7 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 2.8 inch

$5,328

Painting, Hot spring, Tung-Wen Margue

Hot spring

Tung-Wen Margue

Painting - 162 x 92 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 36.2 x 2 inch

$3,885

Painting, Camouflage, Tung-Wen Margue

Camouflage

Tung-Wen Margue

Painting - 130 x 195 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 2 inch

$5,328

Painting, Cadix, Tung-Wen Margue

Cadix

Tung-Wen Margue

Painting - 170 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 66.9 x 55.1 x 2 inch

$4,995

Fine Art Drawings, Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), Ilia Boyarov

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Ilia Boyarov

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 inch

$155

Painting, L'échiquier, Didier Delamonica

L'échiquier

Didier Delamonica

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

$5,494

Painting, La Galopée Musicale, Didier Delamonica

La Galopée Musicale

Didier Delamonica

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

$3,940

Painting, The Composition, Iszchan Nazarian

The Composition

Iszchan Nazarian

Painting - 25 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$555

Painting, Le Voyage Fantastique II, Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Le Voyage Fantastique II

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 160 x 240 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 94.5 x 1.6 inch

$22,199

Painting, De la Série "Les Créatures d'Adamu", Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

De la Série "Les Créatures d'Adamu"

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 150 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$13,320

Painting, Parc du peuple, Xu WeiHua

Parc du peuple

Xu WeiHua

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,316

Painting, 2A between the fat, Akio Harada

2A between the fat

Akio Harada

Painting - 73.7 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 29 x 24 x 2 inch

$4,162

Painting, Hole-in-one at night, Akio Harada

Hole-in-one at night

Akio Harada

Painting - 73.7 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 29 x 24 x 2 inch

$4,162

Painting, Kiss and autumn leaves, Akio Harada

Kiss and autumn leaves

Akio Harada

Painting - 53.3 x 53.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 21 x 21 x 2 inch

$2,664

Painting, Profitable Freude, Nicole Leidenfrost

Profitable Freude

Nicole Leidenfrost

Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,887

Painting, Quadratische Wildheit, Nicole Leidenfrost

Quadratische Wildheit

Nicole Leidenfrost

Painting - 30 x 42 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

$744

Painting, Goa, Lise Vurpillot

Goa

Lise Vurpillot

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,439

Painting, Magic, Dorit Levi

Magic

Dorit Levi

Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch

$2,600

Painting, Sweet Heart, Dorit Levi

Sweet Heart

Dorit Levi

Painting - 35 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch

$2,400

Painting, With Love, Dorit Levi

With Love

Dorit Levi

Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch

$2,600

Painting, Magic dream, Elena Lukina

Magic dream

Elena Lukina

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

$3,163

Painting, Börsenstier, Nicole Leidenfrost

Börsenstier

Nicole Leidenfrost

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

$1,887

Painting, La jeune fille aux perles, SB

La jeune fille aux perles

SB

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

$753

Sculpture, Piaf Violet mat, Valerie Marty

Piaf Violet mat

Valerie Marty

Sculpture - 17 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$322

Sculpture, Piaf Orange, Valerie Marty

Piaf Orange

Valerie Marty

Sculpture - 17 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$322

Sculpture, Piaf Fluo rose, Valerie Marty

Piaf Fluo rose

Valerie Marty

Sculpture - 17 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$322

Sculpture, Golden snake, Cobelentsz

Golden snake

Cobelentsz

Sculpture - 29 x 39 x 7 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 15.4 x 2.8 inch

$3,829

Sculpture, Piaf Bleu pâle, Valerie Marty

Piaf Bleu pâle

Valerie Marty

Sculpture - 17 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$322

Painting, Against All Odds (Royal Lifestyle), James Ogamba Tochukwu

Against All Odds (Royal Lifestyle)

James Ogamba Tochukwu

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$2,500

Painting, Blue Sky, Mubaraq Yusuf

Blue Sky

Mubaraq Yusuf

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,700

Sculpture, Hello Kitty, Benjamin Pietri

Hello Kitty

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 26 x 19.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.7 x 2.2 inch

$555 $499

Sculpture, Joker, Benjamin Pietri

Joker

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 26 x 19.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.7 x 2.2 inch

$666

Sculpture, Skywalker & Yoda, Benjamin Pietri

Skywalker & Yoda

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 26 x 19.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.7 x 2.2 inch

$666

Sculpture, Tandem d’Ewoks, Benjamin Pietri

Tandem d’Ewoks

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 26 x 19.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.7 x 2.2 inch

$666

Sculpture, Boba Fett, Benjamin Pietri

Boba Fett

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 19.5 x 26 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 7.7 x 10.2 x 2.2 inch

$666

Photography, Wings of Happiness, Fenqiang Liu Photography

Wings of Happiness

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 127 x 177.8 x 0.25 cm Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 inch

$1,776

Photography, Moon Spirit, Fenqiang Liu Photography

Moon Spirit

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 152.4 x 121.92 x 0.25 cm Photography - 60 x 48 x 0.1 inch

$1,609

Photography, An Autumn Tale, Fenqiang Liu Photography

An Autumn Tale

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 76.2 x 127 x 0.25 cm Photography - 30 x 50 x 0.1 inch

$1,221

Photography, Time to Fly, Fenqiang Liu Photography

Time to Fly

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 127 x 101.6 x 0.25 cm Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$1,276

Photography, Enjoy the sunshine, Fenqiang Liu Photography

Enjoy the sunshine

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.25 cm Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$1,054

Photography, Precious Moment, Fenqiang Liu Photography

Precious Moment

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 101.6 x 81.28 x 0.25 cm Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.1 inch

$943

Photography, A Hard-Working Great Egret, Fenqiang Liu Photography

A Hard-Working Great Egret

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.25 cm Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$777

Photography, Wings of the Sky, Fenqiang Liu Photography

Wings of the Sky

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 60.96 x 76.2 x 0.25 cm Photography - 24 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$666

Photography, This Land is Your Land, Fenqiang Liu Photography

This Land is Your Land

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 58.42 x 78.74 x 0.25 cm Photography - 23 x 31 x 0.1 inch

$666

Photography, Peace, Love, and Joy, Fenqiang Liu Photography

Peace, Love, and Joy

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 76.2 x 60.96 x 0.25 cm Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$777

Photography, When the Moon Rises, Fenqiang Liu Photography

When the Moon Rises

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 76.2 x 60.96 x 0.25 cm Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$666

Sculpture, Gummy bear wall art - Yellow, red & orange, Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Gummy bear wall art - Yellow, red & orange

Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Sculpture - 30 x 35 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 13.8 x 2 inch

$666

Sculpture, Sweet neon collection gummy bear - Pink, Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Sweet neon collection gummy bear - Pink

Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch

$832

Sculpture, Sweet neon collection gummy bear - Green, Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Sweet neon collection gummy bear - Green

Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch

$832

Sculpture, Sweet neon collection gummy bear - Purple, Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Sweet neon collection gummy bear - Purple

Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch

$832

Painting, Goldfish XLV, Daniel Loveday

Goldfish XLV

Daniel Loveday

Painting - 60.5 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.8 x 30 x 0.2 inch

$648

Painting, Goldfish XLII, Daniel Loveday

Goldfish XLII

Daniel Loveday

Painting - 60.5 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.8 x 30 x 0.2 inch

$648

Painting, Goldfish XLIII, Daniel Loveday

Goldfish XLIII

Daniel Loveday

Painting - 60.5 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.8 x 30 x 0.2 inch

$648

Photography, Moon song, Fenqiang Liu Photography

Moon song

Fenqiang Liu Photography

Photography - 152.4 x 121.92 x 0.25 cm Photography - 60 x 48 x 0.1 inch

$1,554

Painting, The cat with the pearl earring, Eva Goubin

The cat with the pearl earring

Eva Goubin

Painting - 20.32 x 20.32 x 3 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 1.2 inch

$888

Fine Art Drawings, Girl and horse, Jose Manuel Merello

Girl and horse

Jose Manuel Merello

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 13.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 5.3 x 0 inch

$555

Fine Art Drawings, Girl with animals, Jose Manuel Merello

Girl with animals

Jose Manuel Merello

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 13.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 5.3 x 0 inch

$555

Sculpture, Jojo (Le Gorille), Gite

Jojo (Le Gorille)

Gite

Sculpture - 36 x 32 x 36 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 12.6 x 14.2 inch

$1,665

Sculpture, El Senor (Le Lion), Gite

El Senor (Le Lion)

Gite

Sculpture - 35 x 51 x 29 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 20.1 x 11.4 inch

$1,998

Painting, Tois mages à cheval, Max Rovira

Tois mages à cheval

Max Rovira

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1 inch

$5,883

Painting, Sparkly, Adda Donato

Sparkly

Adda Donato

Painting - 32 x 27 cm Painting - 12.6 x 10.6 inch

$572

Painting, Placido, Adda Donato

Placido

Adda Donato

Painting - 27 x 32 cm Painting - 10.6 x 12.6 inch

$583

Sculpture, M.Chat, Benjamin Pietri

M.Chat

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 26 x 19.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.7 x 2.2 inch

$666

Sculpture, M.Chat, Benjamin Pietri

M.Chat

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 26 x 19.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.7 x 2.2 inch

$666

Print, Some Rise...Some Bury Their Heads, Carlos Quinto Kemm

Some Rise...Some Bury Their Heads

Carlos Quinto Kemm

Print - 70 x 79 cm Print - 27.6 x 31.1 inch

$900

Print, Some Rise...Some Bury Their Heads, Carlos Quinto Kemm

Some Rise...Some Bury Their Heads

Carlos Quinto Kemm

Print - 55 x 61 cm Print - 21.7 x 24 inch

$650

Painting, Lion royal, version or, Patrick Cornée

Lion royal, version or

Patrick Cornée

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

$2,775 $2,497

Painting, Couple and the horse, Theo Mackaay

Couple and the horse

Theo Mackaay

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$6,604

Painting, Two monkeys, Antoine Gamard

Two monkeys

Antoine Gamard

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

$3,885

Painting, Companion 2, Akingbade Mayowa

Companion 2

Akingbade Mayowa

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch

$4,500

Painting, Girl from Gombe, Abifola Olorunlana

Girl from Gombe

Abifola Olorunlana

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch

$2,800

Sculpture, Blue  Chicken, Viktor Zuk

Blue Chicken

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 27 x 22 x 9 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 8.7 x 3.5 inch

$332 $300

Sculpture, Jumbo Sweet Collection Gummy Bear Yellow, Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Jumbo Sweet Collection Gummy Bear Yellow

Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Sculpture - 25 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch

$721

Painting, Flowers and hummingbirds, Irini Karpikioti

Flowers and hummingbirds

Irini Karpikioti

Painting - 80 x 61 x 3.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 24 x 1.4 inch

$655

Painting, Hummingbird, Irini Karpikioti

Hummingbird

Irini Karpikioti

Painting - 80 x 61 x 3.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 24 x 1.4 inch

$705

Print, El Universo - The Universe, Peperina Magenta

El Universo - The Universe

Peperina Magenta

Print - 99.1 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Print - 39 x 27.5 x 1 inch

$5,200

Painting, Chat lambiquée, Stephanie Godann

Chat lambiquée

Stephanie Godann

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

$166

Painting, Xiong Mao, Lise Vurpillot

Xiong Mao

Lise Vurpillot

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

$3,607

Painting, Young fox, Marike Koot

Young fox

Marike Koot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$1,387

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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