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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, L'ours Blanc, Noël Granger

L'ours Blanc

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 inch

€100

Sculpture, Cangrejo, Miquel Aparici

Cangrejo

Miquel Aparici

Sculpture - 60 x 150 x 45 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 59.1 x 17.7 inch

€5,445

Fine Art Drawings, Mon Coq, Noël Granger

Mon Coq

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 inch

€90

Painting, Kalidor, Jessie Raveleau

Kalidor

Jessie Raveleau

Painting - 100 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€1,047

Fine Art Drawings, Mon abeille, Noël Granger

Mon abeille

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

€100

Sculpture, Elephantix, Sylvie Cappe

Elephantix

Sylvie Cappe

Sculpture - 31 x 29 x 7 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 11.4 x 2.8 inch

€320

Painting, Dove, Pavlo Marinets

Dove

Pavlo Marinets

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€228

Photography, Flooding, Romain Liverato

Flooding

Romain Liverato

Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€850

Painting, Look At Me, Joso Hanhausen

Look At Me

Joso Hanhausen

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

€7,750

Painting, Fish I, Rosemary Achata

Fish I

Rosemary Achata

Painting - 15 x 15 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€280

Photography, Birds #11, Karine Nicolleau

Birds #11

Karine Nicolleau

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

€250

Photography, Birds #10, Karine Nicolleau

Birds #10

Karine Nicolleau

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

€250

Photography, Birds #9, Karine Nicolleau

Birds #9

Karine Nicolleau

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

€250

Photography, Birds #8, Karine Nicolleau

Birds #8

Karine Nicolleau

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

€250

Photography, Birds #2, Karine Nicolleau

Birds #2

Karine Nicolleau

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

€250

Photography, Birds #3, Karine Nicolleau

Birds #3

Karine Nicolleau

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

€250

Photography, Birds #1, Karine Nicolleau

Birds #1

Karine Nicolleau

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

€250

Painting, Raie manta, Aqua S

Raie manta

Aqua S

Painting - 32 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€195

Painting, Medusa, Aqua S

Medusa

Aqua S

Painting - 40 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€185

Fine Art Drawings, Sleeping Cat, Giselle Halff

Sleeping Cat

Giselle Halff

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€390

Fine Art Drawings, Sleeping Cat, Giselle Halff

Sleeping Cat

Giselle Halff

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 23.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.3 x 0.1 inch

€270

Fine Art Drawings, Sleeping Cat, Giselle Halff

Sleeping Cat

Giselle Halff

Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 31 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

€250

Photography, Greek note, Stephane Hardel

Greek note

Stephane Hardel

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

€800

Fine Art Drawings, Cheval, Frédéric Schmied

Cheval

Frédéric Schmied

Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.9 x 13 x 0.1 inch

€477

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