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Le Gorille Penseur
Hadrien David
Sculpture - 44 x 29 x 30 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 11.4 x 11.8 inch
$8,765
Sortie en Mer
Maïté Martinez
Sculpture - 18.5 x 32 x 35 cm Sculpture - 7.3 x 12.6 x 13.8 inch
$6,854
PETITE NISHIKIGOI ELEGANCE IN METAL WHITE : MIZU NO KASAI WHISPERS
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 40 x 47 x 63 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.5 x 24.8 inch
$15,170
URBANCAT MAGNIFICO : RED METROPOLIS MUSE
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 150 x 90 x 60 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$33,710
Magoi & Higoi’s Dance : Nishikigoi’s Serenade in the Celestial Haven
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 170 x 100 x 100 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$84,275
PETITE NISHIKIGOI ELEGANCE IN METAL BLACK : MIZU NO KASAI WHISPERS
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 40 x 47 x 63 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.5 x 24.8 inch
$15,170
GRANDIOSE SUMOCAT : RED DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 150 x 180 x 120 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 70.9 x 47.2 inch
$33,710
MAJESTIC SUMOCAT : KITTY DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 120 x 80 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 47.2 x 31.5 inch
$23,597
URBANCAT ELEGANCE : YELLOW METROPOLIS MUSE
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 150 x 80 x 60 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$23,597
SUPREME ROBOTCAT : ALABASTER CYBERNETIC MAESTRO
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 60 x 50 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$20,226
Hellopandasan : coal whimsical revelations
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 30 x 70 x 40 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 27.6 x 15.7 inch
$23,597
BLACK SUMONMYOJI’S RESONANCE : A HARMONIOUS ODE TO ONMY?D?’S ENIGMATIC DANCE OF DUALITIES
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 120 x 130 x 80 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 51.2 x 31.5 inch
$32,587
SUPREME ROBOTCAT : SANGUINE CYBERNETIC MAESTRO
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 60 x 50 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$20,226
PETITE NISHIKIGOI ELEGANCE IN METAL RED : MIZU NO KASAI WHISPERS
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 40 x 47 x 63 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.5 x 24.8 inch
$15,170
The Elegance of Kungfucat : Black Cat Fu Symphony
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 60 x 50 x 60 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 23.6 inch
$16,855
The Enigmatic Journey of Ninjacat : White Stealthy Whiskers
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 60 x 80 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 31.5 x 19.7 inch
$16,855
Shoguncat's Noble Stance : Red Regal Vigor
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 60 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$16,855
WARRIORCAT QUADRIVIUM PPSB : A CHROMIUM TALE
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 31 x 138 x 20 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 54.3 x 7.9 inch
$23,597
Trilogy Robotcat Pink, Warriorcat Orange, Urbancat Yellow : Triad of Whiskers
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 28 x 73 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11 x 28.7 x 7.9 inch
$19,102
TRILOGY ROBOTCAT ORANGE, SUMOCAT BLU, URBANCAT YELLOW : FELINE METROPOLIS
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 28 x 73 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11 x 28.7 x 7.9 inch
$19,102
TRILOGY URBANCAT, SUMOCAT, ROBOTCAT BLU : AZURE CHRONICLES
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 28 x 73 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11 x 28.7 x 7.9 inch
$19,102
Theo mackaay - Golden camal
Theo Mackaay
Sculpture - 70 x 25 x 110 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 9.8 x 43.3 inch
$5,057
El Abrazo II
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Sculpture - 71 x 34 x 27 cm Sculpture - 28 x 13.4 x 10.6 inch
$6,051
Savana
Catherine de Kerhor
Sculpture - 167 x 120 x 70 cm Sculpture - 65.7 x 47.2 x 27.6 inch
$68,994
Ours rouge et jaune - Smile Pop Art Co. N°4
André Gacko
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 9.1 inch
$1,326
THE UNITED PANDASAN : SPECTRAL SYMMETRY BLACK & BLU
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$13,484
THE UNITED PANDASAN : SPECTRAL SYMMETRY SILVER & WHITE
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$13,484
THE UNITED PANDASAN : SPECTRAL SYMMETRY BLU & SILVER
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$13,484
Ducklings / Les canetons
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 79 x 21 x 78 cm Sculpture - 31.1 x 8.3 x 30.7 inch
$14,046
Cheval mosaïque bleu
Jean Amiel
Sculpture - 100 x 70 x 70 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$10,675
Don't want to hear it
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 12 x 8 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 3.1 x 1.8 inch
$320
DIP blue version (9/50)
Federico Alibrio
Sculpture - 25 x 33 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13 x 3.9 inch
$225
Tête de mule Drouillard
Jean-Robert Drouillard
Sculpture - 38.1 x 12.7 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5 x 3.75 inch
$4,719
DIP (green version)
Federico Alibrio
Sculpture - 25 x 33 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13 x 3.9 inch
$225
Ours Mondrian Brillant Equilibre Pop Art 85cm Co. N°2
André Gacko
Sculpture - 85 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
$4,854
The large sitting cheetah
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 100 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$9,809
Every Day Is a New Start
Poren Huang
Sculpture - 30 x 38 x 23 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15 x 9.1 inch
$19,600
Le célèbre Poisson Doré des mers du sud profond . sm 768
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 45 x 63 x 37 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 24.8 x 14.6 inch
$5,506
L'oiseau Erika III. sm 418
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 65 x 85 x 4 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch
$4,158
Le grand poisson des mers du sud. sm596
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 65 x 101 x 4 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 39.8 x 1.6 inch
$5,506
Panthère des neiges fouaillant de la queue
Matthieu Floranc
Sculpture - 25 x 60 x 13.5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 23.6 x 5.3 inch
$7,192
Papillon sur le mur
Christine Guillemin
Sculpture - 40 x 100 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 39.4 x 7.9 inch
$11,799
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Convergence animalière
Jean-Paul Jacquet
Sculpture - 40 x 70 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 27.6 x 5.9 inch
$1,573
Flower Brunch
Prasert Chongudomsab (Pop Ako)
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,708
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.
What is the most famous animal sculpture?
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.
Who is the most famous animal sculptor?
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.
What is Jeff Koons rabbit made of?
Jeff Koons' Rabbit series consists of three stainless steel animal sculptures.