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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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Fine Art Drawings, Big Horns, Gouzy

Big Horns

Gouzy

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$643

Sculpture, Envol V, Pierre Yermia

Envol V

Pierre Yermia

Sculpture - 37 x 33 x 26 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 13 x 10.2 inch

$3,510

Painting, Lion in red, Maudin

Lion in red

Maudin

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$1,404 $1,123

Painting, Le bousier, Anne Zamo

Le bousier

Anne Zamo

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

$819

Painting, Le gardien, Twane

Le gardien

Twane

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$760

Print, Hekima, Maybrit Sinot

Hekima

Maybrit Sinot

Print - 110 x 127 x 1.5 cm Print - 43.3 x 50 x 0.6 inch

$2,632

Painting, Growl, Satr

Growl

Satr

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$3,276

Painting, Arlecchino, Mario Pratesi

Arlecchino

Mario Pratesi

Painting - 121 x 93 x 0.01 cm Painting - 47.6 x 36.6 x 0 inch

$819

Painting, Puppy, Soso Kumsiashvili

Puppy

Soso Kumsiashvili

Painting - 59.9 x 79 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.1 x 0.1 inch

$650

Painting, Chouette, Paul Rebeyrolle

Chouette

Paul Rebeyrolle

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$33,930

Sculpture, Boxing Kangoo, Corner PLR

Boxing Kangoo

Corner PLR

Sculpture - 30 x 36 x 14 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 14.2 x 5.5 inch

$924 $786

Print, Bivalva, LN Le Cheviller

Bivalva

LN Le Cheviller

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

$152

Painting, Triste, Samuel Almansa

Triste

Samuel Almansa

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

$643

Fine Art Drawings, Deux chiens, Katsuhiko Hibino

Deux chiens

Katsuhiko Hibino

Fine Art Drawings - 22.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.9 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$760

Painting, Cheval rouge, Gen Paul

Cheval rouge

Gen Paul

Painting - 33 x 22 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch

$8,073 $7,266

Sculpture, Reposando, Rodo Padilla

Reposando

Rodo Padilla

Sculpture - 30 x 27 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 10.6 x 4.7 inch

$4,446

Painting, Dragonfly, Daria Ilyukhina

Dragonfly

Daria Ilyukhina

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Mahmoodkhan

Sans titre

Mahmoodkhan

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$1,872

Sculpture, Panthère, Zenoy

Panthère

Zenoy

Sculpture - 100 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch

$4,680

Fine Art Drawings, Bastet, Corné Akkers

Bastet

Corné Akkers

Fine Art Drawings - 21.1 x 28.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,598

Sculpture, Crystal Swan, Soren Lyris

Crystal Swan

Soren Lyris

Sculpture - 7 x 9 x 6 cm Sculpture - 2.8 x 3.5 x 2.4 inch

$974

Print, Corrida 1, Eric Fischl

Corrida 1

Eric Fischl

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

$2,340

Print, Our Nest, Sarolta Bán

Our Nest

Sarolta Bán

Print - 150 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,392

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre #2, Zahra Zeinali

Sans titre #2

Zahra Zeinali

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$2,925

Fine Art Drawings, Milka fish, SP

Milka fish

SP

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$848

Sculpture, Tête de lion, Ronceval

Tête de lion

Ronceval

Sculpture - 23 x 21 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 8.3 x 5.5 inch

$2,164

Painting, Butterfly, Liva Pakalne

Butterfly

Liva Pakalne

Painting - 40 x 40 x 8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 3.1 inch

$2,223

Painting, Wanker, Dylan Cram

Wanker

Dylan Cram

Painting - 61 x 46 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,895

Painting, Slapshot, Ferenc Flamm

Slapshot

Ferenc Flamm

Painting - 88.9 x 94 x 3.8 cm Painting - 35 x 37 x 1.5 inch

$1,600

Photography, Square Dance, Art Grafts

Square Dance

Art Grafts

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch

$702

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