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Poisson archer
Sid Bruce Short Joe
Sculpture - 58 x 108 x 29 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 42.5 x 11.4 inch
€6,400
Eléphantasme organique
Anis Dargaa
Sculpture - 36 x 29 x 12 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.4 x 4.7 inch
€18,000
It's a dog life ... !
Papa Mesk
Sculpture - 25 x 43 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.9 x 5.9 inch
€1,600
With a dove in his head
Marta & Slava
Sculpture - 87 x 25 x 19 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 9.8 x 7.5 inch
€7,000
Lion d'Afrique
Gilbert Sacchetti
Sculpture - 35 x 68 x 40 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 26.8 x 15.7 inch
€20,000
Manga - Rouge/Dog
Moncler Moncler
Sculpture - 32 x 30 x 16 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11.8 x 6.3 inch
€2,734
Venus au maquereau
Bernard Terreaux
Sculpture - 26 x 30 x 44 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11.8 x 17.3 inch
€980
Untitled
Krishna Murari Mishra
Sculpture - 165.1 x 43.18 x 164 cm Sculpture - 65 x 17 x 64.6 inch
€5,913
Impact
Jean-Luc Maniouloux
Sculpture - 70 x 35 x 11 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 13.8 x 4.3 inch
Price upon request
Chouette Chevêche
Jürgen Lingl
Sculpture - 14.5 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
Price upon request
Maine Cow
Alex Katz
Sculpture - 124.5 x 184.2 x 26 cm Sculpture - 49 x 72.5 x 10.25 inch
Price upon request
Pénéloppe
Olivier Bertrand
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 17.7 inch
Price upon request
Love turtle pink
Diederik Van Apple
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 40 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 15.7 inch
€1,100
Chien en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 120 x 30 x 120 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 11.8 x 47.2 inch
€1,770
35cm Teddy Lamborghini Tribute, black
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch
€650
Creature XXIX
Marcelo Suaznabar
Sculpture - 14 x 10 x 31 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 3.9 x 12.2 inch
€1,905
Cheval Pegase au trot
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 250 x 210 x 290 cm Sculpture - 98.4 x 82.7 x 114.2 inch
€4,800
Frame Small Tiny Stainless Steel Bear 1
Irena Tone
Sculpture - 20 x 15 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.9 x 1.8 inch
€500 €400
Cheval cabre en tole
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 230 x 55 x 200 cm Sculpture - 90.6 x 21.7 x 78.7 inch
€2,300
Le Poisson - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 17 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch
€810
Queue de Baleine - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 34 x 24 x 14 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 9.4 x 5.5 inch
€1,000
Queue de Baleine - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 42 x 45 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 17.7 x 10.2 inch
€1,225
Pand'ours pop art Hermès
Christophe Comerro
Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 35 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch
€880
Vegas pop art Blue Gulf McQueen
Christophe Comerro
Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch
€1,180
Standing Bear Tag (Ours Debut) | Unique
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 35 x 70 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 27.6 x 7.9 inch
€23,000
Big Végas pop art Hermès
Christophe Comerro
Sculpture - 65 x 52 x 106 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.5 x 41.7 inch
€3,900
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
€500
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
€625
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
€750
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
€750
35cm Teddy CH Tribute, Chrome White
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch
€1,170
Lion griffon
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 225 x 235 x 240 cm Sculpture - 88.6 x 92.5 x 94.5 inch
€7,220
Le chien cheval
Jean-Paul Jacquet
Sculpture - 30 x 55 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 21.7 x 6.7 inch
€1,200
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
€7,000
Tiny Stainless Steel Bear 'Irena'
Irena Tone
Sculpture - 14 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
€500 €450
Sculpture Et Pied De Table Poulpe En Métal
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 70 x 100 x 100 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
€1,650
Demi cheval en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 110 x 45 x 80 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 17.7 x 31.5 inch
€1,450
Poisson sur socle 2
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 80 x 85 x 22 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 33.5 x 8.7 inch
€979
Sculpture tête cheval en métal recyclé 2
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 82 x 27 x 80 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 10.6 x 31.5 inch
€1,151
35cm Teddy Orange H Tribute
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 29 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11.4 inch
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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
€14,500
Wild reloaded kong
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 4.3 inch
€8,700
Wild bear noir
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 16 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 6.3 inch
€5,500
Kong au baril
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 69 x 37 x 18 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 14.6 x 7.1 inch
€23,500
Aigle en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 120 x 110 x 68 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 43.3 x 26.8 inch
€980
Sculpture Tête Cheval En Métal Recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 80 x 26 x 80 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 10.2 x 31.5 inch
€1,150
Sculpture Tête Cheval en Métal Recyclé 3
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 100 x 40 x 58 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 15.7 x 22.8 inch
€850
Panthère résine blanche 110 cm
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 55 x 110 x 22 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 43.3 x 8.7 inch
€19,500
Rhino danseur Graffiti
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 60 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
€2,900
Kong baril tagged
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 16 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 6.3 inch
€15,000
Coléoptère debout
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 23 x 20 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 7.9 x 1 inch
€1,200
Flamant bleu en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 127 x 30 x 108 cm Sculpture - 50 x 11.8 x 42.5 inch
€780
Bagheera - étude de panthère assise
Isabelle Carabantes
Sculpture - 17 x 16 x 14 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 6.3 x 5.5 inch
€3,200
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
€440
90cm Teddy Rolex Tribute
Naor
Sculpture - 90 x 65 x 65 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 25.6 x 25.6 inch
€3,300
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Dance of The Moth
Svetlana Martin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
Untitled
Noyem Khachatryan
Painting - 165 x 123 x 2 cm Painting - 65 x 48.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,600 €1,440
Convergence animalière
Jean-Paul Jacquet
Sculpture - 40 x 70 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 27.6 x 5.9 inch
€1,400
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.