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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, Le messager, Agathe David

Le messager

Agathe David

Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

CHF 586

Painting, Two Dolphins, Robert Lewis

Two Dolphins

Robert Lewis

Painting - 91 x 121 x 1 cm Painting - 35.8 x 47.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 977

Photography, Étourneaux, LN Le Cheviller

Étourneaux

LN Le Cheviller

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

CHF 127

Painting, Toro Fuego, Agnes B Davis

Toro Fuego

Agnes B Davis

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,909

Painting, In a hug, Lucie Vackova

In a hug

Lucie Vackova

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

CHF 1,173

Painting, Bestioles, Bault

Bestioles

Bault

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

CHF 3,518

Painting, L'élan, Harry Walker

L'élan

Harry Walker

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

CHF 1,857

Print, Holiday, Lars Tunebo

Holiday

Lars Tunebo

Print - 49.5 x 37 cm Print - 19.5 x 14.6 inch

CHF 488

Sculpture, CHIPU (TALENT), Amos Supuni

CHIPU (TALENT)

Amos Supuni

Sculpture - 61 x 18 x 13 cm Sculpture - 24 x 7.1 x 5.1 inch

CHF 7,743

Painting, Ancêtre 1, Louis Vairel

Ancêtre 1

Louis Vairel

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

CHF 1,270

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joan Albert

Untitled

Joan Albert

Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 18.5 x 0 inch

CHF 586

Painting, Gothic Cow, Robert Wells

Gothic Cow

Robert Wells

Painting - 15 x 21 x 4 cm Painting - 5.9 x 8.3 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,150

Painting, Friend, Nguyen The Dung

Friend

Nguyen The Dung

Painting - 89 x 116 x 1 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 11,970

Fine Art Drawings, Cheers, K Oldal

Cheers

K Oldal

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 51 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 537

Fine Art Drawings, Spiritual Realm 3, Shui Qiu

Spiritual Realm 3

Shui Qiu

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch

CHF 870

Painting, Séville, Georges Corominas

Séville

Georges Corominas

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

CHF 13,192

Painting, Butterfly, Punkmetender

Butterfly

Punkmetender

Painting - 152 x 152 x 5.5 cm Painting - 59.8 x 59.8 x 2.2 inch

CHF 8,795

Fine Art Drawings, Bergers et troupeaux, Innocenti

Bergers et troupeaux

Innocenti

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

CHF 500

Fine Art Drawings, Cat, Novella Parigini

Cat

Novella Parigini

Fine Art Drawings - 67 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.4 x 18.7 x 0 inch

CHF 537

Sculpture, Geai, Marie Baslé

Geai

Marie Baslé

Sculpture - 23 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

CHF 684

Fine Art Drawings, The last call, Karim Benchebra

The last call

Karim Benchebra

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

CHF 1,661

Sculpture, Shark, XBO Art

Shark

XBO Art

Sculpture - 41 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

CHF 1,221

Sculpture, Doggy dog, Jean-Marc Calvet

Doggy dog

Jean-Marc Calvet

Sculpture - 23 x 24 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.4 x 4.7 inch

CHF 1,857

Sculpture, Mother, Ron Zohar

Mother

Ron Zohar

Sculpture - 48 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

CHF 8,208

Sculpture, Doberman, Phantom Art

Doberman

Phantom Art

Sculpture - 135 x 70 x 154 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 27.6 x 60.6 inch

CHF 3,420

Sculpture, Bohême, K-OD

Bohême

K-OD

Sculpture - 42 x 42 x 32 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 16.5 x 12.6 inch

CHF 831

Print, Untitled, Roberto Ortuno

Untitled

Roberto Ortuno

Print - 99.5 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.2 x 29.5 x 0 inch

CHF 879

Design, Tapisserie, Rom av J.C

Tapisserie

Rom av J.C

Design - 140 x 90 x 3 cm Design - 55.1 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,466

Painting, Lion in red, James Mutisya

Lion in red

James Mutisya

Painting - 50.5 x 118.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.9 x 46.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 879

Fine Art Drawings, Cheval, Marino Marini

Cheval

Marino Marini

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

CHF 6,352

Print, Callaway, Ron Burns

Callaway

Ron Burns

Print - 50.8 x 25.4 x 5.1 cm Print - 20 x 10 x 2 inch

CHF 957

Sculpture, Noel, ByLuka

Noel

ByLuka

Sculpture - 60 x 30 x 60 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 23.6 inch

CHF 1,915

Sculpture, Aam, Saône De Stalh

Aam

Saône De Stalh

Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch

CHF 1,563

Print, Owl, Ivar Nordhagen

Owl

Ivar Nordhagen

Print - 63 x 54 cm Print - 24.8 x 21.3 inch

CHF 1,759

Painting, Meditation Maze, Madstitch

Meditation Maze

Madstitch

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

CHF 6,743

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