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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, Proud Horse, Inav A. Panov

Proud Horse

Inav A. Panov

Sculpture - 34 x 34 x 11 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 13.4 x 4.3 inch

$1,052

Painting, Les Fauves, Karine Secret

Les Fauves

Karine Secret

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

$2,632

Sculpture, Scalaire, Joëlle Darmon

Scalaire

Joëlle Darmon

Sculpture - 38 x 33 x 3 cm Sculpture - 15 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$1,849

Painting, Eagle, Horss

Eagle

Horss

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$936

Painting, Louis, Tessa Qwartz

Louis

Tessa Qwartz

Painting - 98 x 98 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,972

Painting, Hibou, Pablito Zago

Hibou

Pablito Zago

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

$2,106

Print, Aline, Christophe Blain

Aline

Christophe Blain

Print - 160 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print - 63 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$2,808

Print, Sauveteuses, Clemyart

Sauveteuses

Clemyart

Print - 48 x 32 x 1 cm Print - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

$585

Painting, Phoenix, Yandy Graffer

Phoenix

Yandy Graffer

Painting - 20 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$585

Sculpture, Ours rouge, Danu

Ours rouge

Danu

Sculpture - 51 x 69 x 19 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 27.2 x 7.5 inch

$1,755 $1,579

Painting, Bird, Lee Kaplan

Bird

Lee Kaplan

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$4,800

Painting, Les grives, Paul Mathey

Les grives

Paul Mathey

Painting - 27 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch

$1,122

Fine Art Drawings, Arfalla, Horor

Arfalla

Horor

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 18 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

$702

Painting, Love Nation, SeiLeise

Love Nation

SeiLeise

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,808

Fine Art Drawings, Le loup, Sébastien Nadin

Le loup

Sébastien Nadin

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$526

Sculpture, Hippo, Olivia Moélo

Hippo

Olivia Moélo

Sculpture - 33 x 5.5 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13 x 2.2 x 5.9 inch

$1,755

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Albert Debois

Untitled

Albert Debois

Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$655

Painting, Eau de mare, Zo

Eau de mare

Zo

Painting - 25 x 25 x 5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2 inch

$1,661

Painting, Inside on paper, Bright Toh

Inside on paper

Bright Toh

Painting - 89.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.5 x 1 inch

$2,300

Painting, African bee, Saviour Juma

African bee

Saviour Juma

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$175

Fine Art Drawings, Les vaches, Jean Dubuffet

Les vaches

Jean Dubuffet

Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 12.6 inch

$52,650

Fine Art Drawings, Zebra, Farid Saâdi

Zebra

Farid Saâdi

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$585

Print, Frida, Isack

Frida

Isack

Print - 115 x 90 x 2 cm Print - 45.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,158

Painting, Come On, Amélie Béral

Come On

Amélie Béral

Painting - 200 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,387

Sculpture, Le chat, Corneille

Le chat

Corneille

Sculpture - 105 x 100 x 18 cm Sculpture - 41.3 x 39.4 x 7.1 inch

$43,056

Painting, Rage, Hristo Gaberov

Rage

Hristo Gaberov

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,925

Sculpture, Jagoanku, Kusbudiyanto

Jagoanku

Kusbudiyanto

Sculpture - 75 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch

$2,574

Painting, Salty Extract, Sheep Chen

Salty Extract

Sheep Chen

Painting - 120 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,680

Painting, La traversée, Maite Diniz

La traversée

Maite Diniz

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

$1,638

Sculpture, Aviateur, S.Kristol

Aviateur

S.Kristol

Sculpture - 75 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$8,073

Fine Art Drawings, The Horse, Esperia Gava

The Horse

Esperia Gava

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$679

Sculpture, Levrier 3C, Patrick Lang

Levrier 3C

Patrick Lang

Sculpture - 32 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

$7,371

Painting, The Caller, Will Barnet

The Caller

Will Barnet

Painting - 232.4 x 80 x 5.1 cm Painting - 91.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$200,000

Sculpture, Bronze Bruce, Ben Koracevic

Bronze Bruce

Ben Koracevic

Sculpture - 65 x 39 x 31 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 15.4 x 12.2 inch

$16,965

Sculpture, Monkey, Denko

Monkey

Denko

Sculpture - 20 x 10 x 0.7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.9 x 0.3 inch

$690

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