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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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Sculpture, Taureau 5, Julien Cuny

Taureau 5

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$877

Painting, Fly#3, Sparkle

Fly#3

Sparkle

Painting - 73 x 92 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

$936

Painting, Tiger graf', DN

Tiger graf'

DN

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,053

Painting, Roe Deer, Art Vladi

Roe Deer

Art Vladi

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

$2,223 $1,778

Painting, Reptile 2, Peny Manavi

Reptile 2

Peny Manavi

Painting - 110 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,340

Sculpture, RoboCat pink, Hiro Ando

RoboCat pink

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 31 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$5,265

Print, Vol au Martin, Kozo Inoue

Vol au Martin

Kozo Inoue

Print - 63.5 x 90.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 25 x 35.5 x 0.1 inch

$600

Print, Lady bird, Guy Allen

Lady bird

Guy Allen

Print - 45 x 45 cm Print - 17.7 x 17.7 inch

$626

Painting, Transition, Marta Grassi

Transition

Marta Grassi

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,755

Sculpture, Le voleur de vin, Dotty

Le voleur de vin

Dotty

Sculpture - 23 x 13 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.1 x 4.7 inch

$2,246

Painting, Birds, Sjöfn Kolbeins

Birds

Sjöfn Kolbeins

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

$1,462

Print, Wild life 1, Oak Oak

Wild life 1

Oak Oak

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$175

Painting, Indomptable, Socrate

Indomptable

Socrate

Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,170

Sculpture, Gorille colors, Spaco

Gorille colors

Spaco

Sculpture - 41 x 23 x 27 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.1 x 10.6 inch

$643

Painting, A Moment Of Rest, Leo Ray

A Moment Of Rest

Leo Ray

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1 inch

$1,150 $1,035

Photography, Tracks V, Bruno Charoy

Tracks V

Bruno Charoy

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$936

Photography, Cow on Red (L), Randal Ford

Cow on Red (L)

Randal Ford

Photography - 121.9 x 121.9 cm Photography - 48 x 48 inch

$5,800 $5,220

Painting, Vitale, Keng Wai Lee

Vitale

Keng Wai Lee

Painting - 81.5 x 81.5 x 4 cm Painting - 32.1 x 32.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,505

Painting, Mésange bleue, Elyo

Mésange bleue

Elyo

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

$2,164

Print, Serpent néon, Dréa

Serpent néon

Dréa

Print - 63.5 x 50.8 x 0.63 cm Print - 25 x 20 x 0.2 inch

$750

Sculpture, Arthus, Michel Duclos

Arthus

Michel Duclos

Sculpture - 21 x 37 x 20 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 14.6 x 7.9 inch

$2,223

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$702

Painting, Blue tiger focus, Mosko

Blue tiger focus

Mosko

Painting - 36 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 14.2 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,404

Painting, Sherlock, Dotty

Sherlock

Dotty

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

$866

Sculpture, Horse, Gelitin

Horse

Gelitin

Sculpture - 132 x 60 x 100 cm Sculpture - 52 x 23.6 x 39.4 inch

$5,733

Painting, Exotica, M.Cros

Exotica

M.Cros

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,404

Fine Art Drawings, Grosminet, Onemizer

Grosminet

Onemizer

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$4,212

Painting, The wildcat, Djé WILD art

The wildcat

Djé WILD art

Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$702

Sculpture, Skywalker, Benjamin Pietri

Skywalker

Benjamin Pietri

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

$702

Painting, Pastoral, Nelli Tsenova

Pastoral

Nelli Tsenova

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

$796

Sculpture, Tattoo dog, Art By Son

Tattoo dog

Art By Son

Sculpture - 80 x 115 x 40 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 45.3 x 15.7 inch

$4,621

Painting, Filipo, Tom

Filipo

Tom

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$8,073

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