Animal

Painting, Octopus, Antonio Presti

Octopus

Antonio Presti

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$2,683

Painting, Legge di natura, Antonio Presti

Legge di natura

Antonio Presti

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$2,683

Photography, L'œil et le peigne de Vénus, Thierry Robert

L'œil et le peigne de Vénus

Thierry Robert

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$559

Photography, Hydrogen, Polo Miniature, Amrita Bilimoria

Hydrogen, Polo Miniature

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 30.5 x 26.9 x 0.5 cm Photography - 12 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,200

Photography, Loosen Up, Amrita Bilimoria

Loosen Up

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 38.1 x 33 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15 x 13 x 0.2 inch

$1,500

Painting, Billy, Dianna Bonder

Billy

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 31 x 31 x 4 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 1.6 inch

$268

Painting, Rêve I, Yu Fu

Rêve I

Yu Fu

Painting - 138 x 68 x 2 cm Painting - 54.3 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch

$13,416

Sculpture, Relax, Gaël Rouxeville

Relax

Gaël Rouxeville

Sculpture - 9 x 31 x 9 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 12.2 x 3.5 inch

$783

Sculpture, Félin jouant, Miguel Guía

Félin jouant

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 11 x 18.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 7.3 x 3.1 inch

$1,096

Sculpture, Le taureau qui danse, Pierre Gimenez

Le taureau qui danse

Pierre Gimenez

Sculpture - 41.5 x 11 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.3 x 4.3 x 10.2 inch

$1,062

Painting, Evening in the Meadows, Arman Avagyan

Evening in the Meadows

Arman Avagyan

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$24,000

Painting, Requin, Stéphane Joannes

Requin

Stéphane Joannes

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

$10,062

Painting, Bird 6, Schagen Vita

Bird 6

Schagen Vita

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$201

Painting, Whispers of Daybreak, Ara Gasparyan

Whispers of Daybreak

Ara Gasparyan

Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$320

Sculpture, Colored Elephant, Arun A.

Colored Elephant

Arun A.

Sculpture - 93 x 72 x 74 cm Sculpture - 36.6 x 28.3 x 29.1 inch

$2,851

Painting, Moulin à vent, Yutao Ge

Moulin à vent

Yutao Ge

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$3,578

Sculpture, Bear CD Tribute, Blue Collar, Naor

Bear CD Tribute, Blue Collar

Naor

Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch

$1,286

Painting, Divine Spring, Sreya Gupta

Divine Spring

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 50.8 x 78.7 cm Painting - 20 x 31 inch

$760

Photography, Cactus Jungle, Nadia Attura

Cactus Jungle

Nadia Attura

Photography - 100 x 70 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,057

Painting, Ewahee Perroquet Jaune, Séverine Fabre Hamon

Ewahee Perroquet Jaune

Séverine Fabre Hamon

Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$2,012

Painting, Kwanita le raton laveur, Séverine Fabre Hamon

Kwanita le raton laveur

Séverine Fabre Hamon

Painting - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$1,845

Painting, Lovers In The Wind, Samir Tamari

Lovers In The Wind

Samir Tamari

Painting - 100 x 160 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 inch

$5,000

Painting, Wild Horse, Farid Saâdi

Wild Horse

Farid Saâdi

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

$1,342

Sculpture, Jurassique, Irakli Nasidze

Jurassique

Irakli Nasidze

Sculpture - 38 x 39 x 10 cm Sculpture - 15 x 15.4 x 3.9 inch

$5,590

Photography, 15.10.2017, 17h41, Prisca Lobjoy

15.10.2017, 17h41

Prisca Lobjoy

Photography - 15 x 20 cm Photography - 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$1,062

Painting, Celestial Symphony, Maria Matveyeva

Celestial Symphony

Maria Matveyeva

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,683

Painting, Le vin du souvenir, Ksenia Milicevic

Le vin du souvenir

Ksenia Milicevic

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,366

Print, Rooster, Bernard Buffet

Rooster

Bernard Buffet

Print - 55.9 x 43.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 22 x 17 x 0.1 inch

$1,250

Painting, Aigrette en Camargue derrière des barbelés, Lionel le Jeune

Aigrette en Camargue derrière des barbelés

Lionel le Jeune

Painting - 37 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 14.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,453

Sculpture, Rilke Murmuration, Jake Michael Singer

Rilke Murmuration

Jake Michael Singer

Sculpture - 182 x 144 x 105 cm Sculpture - 71.7 x 56.7 x 41.3 inch

$44,720

Sculpture, Green Magic Murmuration, Jake Michael Singer

Green Magic Murmuration

Jake Michael Singer

Sculpture - 55 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$14,981

Photography, Blanc I, Drew Doggett

Blanc I

Drew Doggett

Photography - 68.6 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$1,650

Sculpture, Cheval impressionniste, Martín Duque

Cheval impressionniste

Martín Duque

Sculpture - 28 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11 x 15 x 5.9 inch

$1,498

Painting, Coq, David Jamin

Coq

David Jamin

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Sculpture, Cheval Cubiste de Guernica, Miguel Guía

Cheval Cubiste de Guernica

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 28 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch

$648

Painting, Troy, Dianna Bonder

Troy

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 31 x 31 x 4 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 1.6 inch

$268

Painting, Flea Circus Ruby, Dianna Bonder

Flea Circus Ruby

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 26 x 26 x 4 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.6 inch

$212

Painting, Flea Circus Chuck, Dianna Bonder

Flea Circus Chuck

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 26 x 26 x 4 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.6 inch

$212

Painting, Flea Circus Blue, Dianna Bonder

Flea Circus Blue

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 26 x 26 x 4 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.6 inch

$212

Painting, Flea Circus Bill, Dianna Bonder

Flea Circus Bill

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 26 x 26 x 4 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.6 inch

$212

Photography, Python Birkin, Tyler Shields

Python Birkin

Tyler Shields

Photography - 57.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 22.5 x 30 inch

$5,000

Sculpture, Tête de buffle N° 6/8, Isabelle Carabantes

Tête de buffle N° 6/8

Isabelle Carabantes

Sculpture - 59 x 44 x 43 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 17.3 x 16.9 inch

$14,534

Painting, Jaguar, Farid Saâdi

Jaguar

Farid Saâdi

Painting - 54 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,913

Painting, From When We Were Animals, Jeff Nachtigall

From When We Were Animals

Jeff Nachtigall

Painting - 121 x 145 x 4 cm Painting - 47.6 x 57.1 x 1.6 inch

$5,925

Painting, Doggy Style in Flowers, Dianna Bonder

Doggy Style in Flowers

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 61 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$839

Painting, Ugh, Dianna Bonder

Ugh

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 61 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,029

Painting, Shhhhhhhh….No Clown, Dianna Bonder

Shhhhhhhh….No Clown

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 61 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,029

Painting, Cat in Blue, Ramon Poch

Cat in Blue

Ramon Poch

Painting - 97 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch

$4,193

Sculpture, Ours à pompon comme excuse Feu rouge, Miguel Guía

Ours à pompon comme excuse Feu rouge

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 19 x 35 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 13.8 x 5.1 inch

$1,353

Painting, Émotion... (Origami 2024), Olivier Messas

Émotion... (Origami 2024)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Painting - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch

$391

Painting, Lion, Sax (Henry Blache)

Lion

Sax (Henry Blache)

Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$4,472

Painting, King, Yuvi Gold

King

Yuvi Gold

Painting - 76 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$4,700

Painting, Geese, Schagen Vita

Geese

Schagen Vita

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$224

Painting, Kingfisher blue Bird, Schagen Vita

Kingfisher blue Bird

Schagen Vita

Painting - 29.7 x 21.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

$224

Painting, Bird on the Branch, Schagen Vita

Bird on the Branch

Schagen Vita

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$224

Painting, God Save The Cat, Stephanie Godann

God Save The Cat

Stephanie Godann

Painting - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch

$280

Painting, Jasminum grandiflorum, Ksenia Milicevic

Jasminum grandiflorum

Ksenia Milicevic

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,814

Sculpture, Mylou, Corinne Maussang

Mylou

Corinne Maussang

Sculpture - 17 x 20 x 5 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 7.9 x 2 inch

$235

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (6), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (6)

The opium smoking white elephant

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

$447

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (5), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (5)

The opium smoking white elephant

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

$447

Painting, Panther, Jo Di Bona

Panther

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$6,149

Painting, Wilds, Anatoliy Stankulov

Wilds

Anatoliy Stankulov

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,130

Painting, The wilds, Anatoliy Stankulov

The wilds

Anatoliy Stankulov

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,019

Fine Art Drawings, Farandole folâtre sans tutu, sans tralala N°2, Gopal Dagnogo

Farandole folâtre sans tutu, sans tralala N°2

Gopal Dagnogo

Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 130 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch

$5,031

Painting, Deux citrons sur torchon, Gopal Dagnogo

Deux citrons sur torchon

Gopal Dagnogo

Painting - 54 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,913

Painting, Indian summer, Alvaro Petritoli

Indian summer

Alvaro Petritoli

Painting - 40 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,857

Painting, Animal Painting # 018-1563, Les Thomas

Animal Painting # 018-1563

Les Thomas

Painting - 61 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$2,963

Painting, Animal Painting # 022-2027, Les Thomas

Animal Painting # 022-2027

Les Thomas

Painting - 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

$4,858

Painting, Puppy Companions, Tamar Nazaryan

Puppy Companions

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$480

Painting, Vivacious Feathers, Vahe Bagumyan

Vivacious Feathers

Vahe Bagumyan

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$450

Painting, Tendresse, Fabrice Leito

Tendresse

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 98 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.6 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$6,037

Painting, Fish Whirlpool, Olga Nikitina

Fish Whirlpool

Olga Nikitina

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

$1,118

Photography, André Villers Photograph of Picasso's Atelier, André Villers

André Villers Photograph of Picasso's Atelier

André Villers

Photography - 48.9 x 41.28 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.3 x 16.3 x 0 inch

$3,913

Sculpture, Condor, Jean-No

Condor

Jean-No

Sculpture - 40 x 93 x 50 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 36.6 x 19.7 inch

$11,180

Sculpture, Vive les customisations II, Seb Paul Michel

Vive les customisations II

Seb Paul Michel

Sculpture - 20 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch

$201

Sculpture, Dynaste Hercule (1), Edouard Martinet

Dynaste Hercule (1)

Edouard Martinet

Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 5 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 2 inch

$13,416

Sculpture, Éléphant, Hassan Laamirat

Éléphant

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 110 x 160 x 45 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 63 x 17.7 inch

$1,923

Sculpture, Oiseau pirogue, Pauline Couble

Oiseau pirogue

Pauline Couble

Sculpture - 16 x 26 x 10 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 10.2 x 3.9 inch

$1,062

Painting, Un nouveau souffle... (Origami 2024), Olivier Messas

Un nouveau souffle... (Origami 2024)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 26 x 26 x 5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 2 inch

$391

Painting, Douceurs... (Origami 2024), Olivier Messas

Douceurs... (Origami 2024)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 26 x 26 x 5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 2 inch

$391

Painting, Les oiseaux bleus... (Origami 2024), Olivier Messas

Les oiseaux bleus... (Origami 2024)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 26 x 26 x 5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 2 inch

$391

Painting, rat VIP Area, PyB

rat VIP Area

PyB

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$134

Sculpture, Le Cantique des oiseaux, Le Faucon, Katia Kameli

Le Cantique des oiseaux, Le Faucon

Katia Kameli

Sculpture - 33 x 17 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13 x 6.7 x 5.9 inch

$8,944

Painting, La baballe à Babar, PickWick

La baballe à Babar

PickWick

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$783

Painting, Bull, Ramaz Chantladze

Bull

Ramaz Chantladze

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$6,708

Painting, Primordial, BB.Queen

Primordial

BB.Queen

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

$1,118 $894

Sculpture, Tête de cheval impressionniste oxyde vert, Martín Duque

Tête de cheval impressionniste oxyde vert

Martín Duque

Sculpture - 53 x 21 x 30.5 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 8.3 x 12 inch

$1,431

Print, L'année du Tigre, Hom Nguyen

L'année du Tigre

Hom Nguyen

Print - 81 x 66 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.9 x 26 x 0.2 inch

$1,677

Fine Art Drawings, Paix, L'encredufauve

Paix

L'encredufauve

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 22.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 8.9 x 0.2 inch

$391

Fine Art Drawings, La tortue lutte, Gaelle Beyaert

La tortue lutte

Gaelle Beyaert

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$324

Painting, No Voy, Maria Luisa Osácar

No Voy

Maria Luisa Osácar

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$615

Sculpture, Chat à sa toilette, Isabelle Carabantes

Chat à sa toilette

Isabelle Carabantes

Sculpture - 68 x 32 x 27 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 12.6 x 10.6 inch

$7,826

Sculpture, Olympic Horse Paris 2024 (Le Cheval Olympique à Paris 2024), Bruno Cantais

Olympic Horse Paris 2024 (Le Cheval Olympique à Paris 2024)

Bruno Cantais

Sculpture - 27 x 24 x 7 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.4 x 2.8 inch

$369

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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