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Camouflage
Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€500
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Ijsbeer met jong op de kop
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 25 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
€8,950
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Sweet lion - Wild Serie
Paco Roum
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€3,200
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Wild lens - Flamingos
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 50 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,890
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The White Hart
Christopher Rainham
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,340
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Achtung! / Attention!
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€650
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Der Toro / Le Toro
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€650
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La daine d'hiver
Elizabeth Portnova
Sculpture - 30 x 40 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15.7 x 6.7 inch
€3,300
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Charge de l’éléphant d'Afrique
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 23 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
€9,900
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Grande panthere noire
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 15 x 45 x 15 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 17.7 x 5.9 inch
€7,500
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Marriage of the crowd
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Painting - 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
€11,000
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Chouette Hulotte
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
€5,200
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Le roi sur son territoire
Valentin Pacaut
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
€500
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Sans Titre - Renne
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€100
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Inside on paper
Bright Toh
Painting - 89.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.5 x 1 inch
€2,226 €2,003
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Queen Kong
Bright Toh
Painting - 119.9 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch
€4,162 €3,746
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In 2 Future
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€5,000
![Photography, Uncharted Drive, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161105_1_grid.jpg)
Uncharted Drive
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
![Photography, Uncharted Speed, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161078_1_grid.jpg)
Uncharted Speed
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
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His Majesty the Puffin - Hvalnes, Iceland
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 150 x 100 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 inch
€800
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Dress Code
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,700
![Photography, Staring Lions, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995495_1_grid.jpg)
Staring Lions
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,700
![Photography, Satirs and stripes, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1989885_1_grid.jpg)
Satirs and stripes
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 100 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
![Photography, Lava Landscape, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971141_1_grid.jpg)
Lava Landscape
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
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Seal of Treasures
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
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California Dreaming 8/2AP
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
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A King in his forest 03, Yvelines
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€500
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A King in his forest 02, Yvelines
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€500
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A rooster in the jungle, Bolivia
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€500
![Photography, Her Majesty the Stork, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1540152_1_grid.jpg)
Her Majesty the Stork, Camargue
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€500
![Photography, Prince looking for princesses 01, Gambay, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1540131_1_grid.jpg)
Prince looking for princesses 01, Gambay
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 50 x 100 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 inch
€500
![Photography, Black beast in its woods 02, Yvelines, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1540044_1_grid.jpg)
Black beast in its woods 02, Yvelines
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 50 x 100 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 inch
€500
![Photography, Black beast in its woods 01, Yvelines, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535964_1_grid.jpg)
Black beast in its woods 01, Yvelines
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 50 x 100 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 inch
€500
![Photography, His Majesty the Pelican, Peru, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535943_1_grid.jpg)
His Majesty the Pelican, Peru
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€500
![Photography, Her Majesty the Flamingo, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535937_1_grid.jpg)
Her Majesty the Flamingo, Camargue
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€500
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Pink or black 02, Camargue
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€500
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Evening dancer 02, Camargue
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€500
![Photography, Evening dancer 01, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535871_1_grid.jpg)
Evening dancer 01, Camargue
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€500
![Photography, Evening dancer 03, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535868_1_grid.jpg)
Evening dancer 03, Camargue
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€500
![Photography, Pink or black 01, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535859_1_grid.jpg)
Pink or black 01, Camargue
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€500
![Photography, To life, to death, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535757_1_grid.jpg)
To life, to death, Camargue
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€500
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The call of water
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€500
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Alcalin B&W, Ballestas Islands, Peru
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€500
![Photography, Alcalin, Ballestas Islands, Peru, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535703_1_grid.jpg)
Alcalin, Ballestas Islands, Peru
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€500
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Electro energized budger
Vaios Paraskevas
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€2,570
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Flamant rose
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 80 x 103.6 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 40.8 x 0.2 inch
€1,100
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Wild animals
Wild animals, because of their impertinent beauty, have fascinated humans since the beginning of times. This is not surprising given how closely our evolution is linked to that of other species. If domestic animals have been represented many times in art, wild animals also inhabit artworks. Symbols of power and brutality, or fantasized images of distant lands, the subjects of the animal realm are an endless source of inspiration for artists.
In rock art already, humans painted the fauna that surrounded them. However, it was in Antiquity, from Egypt to Greece, that wild animals began to be represented for a specific purpose. Indeed, the animal figure, sacralised and feared, systematically referred to religions and myths. The Egyptian pantheon and its representations were populated by men with animal heads, and many Greek vases were decorated with the effigy of the Hydra or the Minotaur.
With the advent of Christianity, followed by humanism, animals began to be portrayed as submissive and dominated by man. This symbolism was essential for religious messages. The Middle Ages were particularly fascinated by the figure of the unicorn, a poetic and mythical animal. Gradually, however, the representation became more naturalistic, as Renaissance artists attempted to represent nature as realistically as possible, particularly in drawings and engravings. Wild animals were also omnipresent in hunting and war scenes. Some even played with the limit between realism and imagination,for instance Bosh in his 'Garden of Delights'.
One of the most recurring figure of wildlife in art is undoubtedly the lion. In Baroque art in particular, obsessed with exotic animals, the theme of the savannah came up regularly. European colonial enterprises, and the stories of those who returned from the four corners of the world made artists' imaginations bubble. A master in this field, Rubens painted exotic and grandiose hunting scenes, featuring tigers, hippos or crocodiles...
This Orientalist trend made a comeback in the 19th century, with Delacroix distinguished himself in the representation of wild animals, especially tigers. Later on, symbolists such as Gauguin found in the painting of wild animals a way to express their own vision of reality by creating colourful and fantasized worlds. This paved the way for naive art, the most illustrious representative of which was Henri Rousseau, who used an illustrated book on wild animals found at the Galeries Lafayette to populate his paintings with exotic animals that invited escape.
Contemporary art also draws inspiration from the bestiary very regularly. One can think of National Geographic's famous photographs, now on display in museums all around the world. From a more experimental perspective, there is the example of Chinese artist Chang Lei, who had fun representing a wide variety of wildlife in her piece 'Animal Farm'. Jeff Koons, most famous for his Balloon Dogs, also made the monkey his trademark. However, at a time when the issue of animal ethics is increasingly present, our relationship with animals is at the heart of moral concerns. Contemporary art is often criticised for its use of dead animals or for suspected abuse. Damien Hirst, in particular, created controversy by exhibiting sculptures presenting dead animals floating in blue formol.
But none of that on Artsper, where wildlife is celebrated, as you will be able to see in our selection!