Animal

Print, Print - deux Carpes Koï -III, Noël Granger

Print - deux Carpes Koï -III

Noël Granger

Print - 21 x 15 x 0.12 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$40

Painting, Vallée, Dr. Sciatique

Vallée

Dr. Sciatique

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$4,524

Sculpture, Korn, Joel Bostaetter

Korn

Joel Bostaetter

Sculpture - 100 x 110 x 15 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 43.3 x 5.9 inch

$1,018

Photography, La Mirada, Mauro Ochoa

La Mirada

Mauro Ochoa

Photography - 33 x 40 cm Photography - 13 x 15.7 inch

$622

Print, Humanity connected with the nature, Stavri Kalinov

Humanity connected with the nature

Stavri Kalinov

Print - 13 x 13 x 0.1 cm Print - 5.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Shadow tiger, Judith Christine Riemer

Shadow tiger

Judith Christine Riemer

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$554

Print, Histoire de femmes 4 - Estampe, Florence Dussuyer

Histoire de femmes 4 - Estampe

Florence Dussuyer

Print - 80 x 80 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$905

Painting, La Piel Del Jaguar, VinZ

La Piel Del Jaguar

VinZ

Painting - 29.5 x 20.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.1 x 0 inch

$792

Print, The Paradox of Evolution (giclée), Marco Grassi

The Paradox of Evolution (giclée)

Marco Grassi

Print - 150 x 186 x 10 cm Print - 59.1 x 73.2 x 3.9 inch

$18,942

Sculpture, Feast, Velimir Velikov

Feast

Velimir Velikov

Sculpture - 21 x 6 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 2.4 x 3.9 inch

$961

Painting, Sonãndo el caballo, Gonzho

Sonãndo el caballo

Gonzho

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

$1,674 $837

Sculpture, Streetart statue lion, Maudin

Streetart statue lion

Maudin

Sculpture - 59 x 32 x 25 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 12.6 x 9.8 inch

$1,809 $1,448

Sculpture, La Cavalère, Mariette Forges

La Cavalère

Mariette Forges

Sculpture - 25 x 23 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.1 x 5.5 inch

$4,750

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Michel Lablais

Sans titre

Michel Lablais

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 23.5 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch

$792

Photography, Salon, Georges Levy

Salon

Georges Levy

Photography - 50 x 60 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$679

Painting, Biche rose, Ahlassane Konte

Biche rose

Ahlassane Konte

Painting - 148 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$5,541

Sculpture, Venus au maquereau, Bernard Terreaux

Venus au maquereau

Bernard Terreaux

Sculpture - 26 x 30 x 44 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11.8 x 17.3 inch

$1,108

Fine Art Drawings, All your eyes are fire, Carles Gomila

All your eyes are fire

Carles Gomila

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch

$1,357

Print, Danse tribale, Frédéric Bouché

Danse tribale

Frédéric Bouché

Print - 51 x 67 cm Print - 20.1 x 26.4 inch

$339

Photography, Figure Collection : Dark version, Leni Smoragdova

Figure Collection : Dark version

Leni Smoragdova

Photography - 74.9 x 110 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

$2,431

Painting, Capitoline wolf, Katarzyna Frankowska

Capitoline wolf

Katarzyna Frankowska

Painting - 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

$9,036

Print, Composition, Johannes Hüppi

Composition

Johannes Hüppi

Print - 46 x 37 cm Print - 18.1 x 14.6 inch

$509

Painting, Adamo ed eva, Camilla Ancilotto

Adamo ed eva

Camilla Ancilotto

Painting - 132 x 56 x 15 cm Painting - 52 x 22 x 5.9 inch

$10,178

Sculpture, Patience, Jeanne Lorioz

Patience

Jeanne Lorioz

Sculpture - 46 x 17 x 22 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 6.7 x 8.7 inch

$5,881

Photography, Leda e il Cigno, Andrea Morucchio

Leda e il Cigno

Andrea Morucchio

Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$10,178

Sculpture, Untitled, Krishna Murari Mishra

Untitled

Krishna Murari Mishra

Sculpture - 165.1 x 43.18 x 164 cm Sculpture - 65 x 17 x 64.6 inch

$6,687

Sculpture, Impact, Jean-Luc Maniouloux

Impact

Jean-Luc Maniouloux

Sculpture - 21.5 x 70 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.5 x 27.6 x 5.9 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Lady Degas-Ga, Thierry Bruet

Lady Degas-Ga

Thierry Bruet

Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Champs de chants, Slimen El Kamel

Champs de chants

Slimen El Kamel

Painting - 180 x 152 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 59.8 x 2 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Sakura Blanc, Lis Sam

Sakura Blanc

Lis Sam

Painting - 80 x 60 x 10 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 3.9 inch

Price upon request

Sculpture, Chouette Chevêche, Jürgen Lingl

Chouette Chevêche

Jürgen Lingl

Sculpture - 14.5 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch

$5,089

Sculpture, Maine Cow, Alex Katz

Maine Cow

Alex Katz

Sculpture - 124.5 x 184.2 x 26 cm Sculpture - 49 x 72.5 x 10.25 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Sonia et Robert, Jean-Luc Maniouloux

Sonia et Robert

Jean-Luc Maniouloux

Painting - 122 x 62 x 4.8 cm Painting - 48 x 24.4 x 1.9 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Anatomia Redux 05.03, Samuel Dejong

Anatomia Redux 05.03

Samuel Dejong

Painting - 40 x 40 x 14 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 5.5 inch

Price upon request

Photography, Hands Off, Lars Beusker

Hands Off

Lars Beusker

Photography - 126 x 166 x 5 cm Photography - 49.6 x 65.4 x 2 inch

Price upon request

Sculpture, Pénéloppe, Olivier Bertrand

Pénéloppe

Olivier Bertrand

Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 17.7 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Butterfly, Punkmetender

Butterfly

Punkmetender

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

Price upon request

Painting, Fidéle ami, David Jamin

Fidéle ami

David Jamin

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

$1,696

Print, No, Salvador Dali

No

Salvador Dali

Print - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,131 $1,018

Painting, Climb a Dream, Akio Harada

Climb a Dream

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,809

Painting, Wink Wink, Akio Harada

Wink Wink

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,357

Painting, Pesce, Alessandra Bisi

Pesce

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 56 x 76.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,696

Painting, Le monde des media, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Le monde des media

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 72 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,262 $2,036

Painting, Exceptional Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Exceptional Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

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

$7,600

Sculpture, 40cm H Tribute Caped Bear, Naor

40cm H Tribute Caped Bear

Naor

Sculpture - 40 x 33 x 28 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13 x 11 inch

$1,640

Painting, Love without End, Katharina Husslein

Love without End

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,601

Painting, Wild cat, Eulogia Merle

Wild cat

Eulogia Merle

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$2,488

Painting, God gave me You, Katharina Husslein

God gave me You

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,601

Sculpture, Red elephant, Karen Axikyan

Red elephant

Karen Axikyan

Sculpture - 36 x 20 x 29 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.9 x 11.4 inch

$1,350

Painting, Dress code en el barrio chino, Franco Fasoli

Dress code en el barrio chino

Franco Fasoli

Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$7,351

Painting, A Little Rabbit, Kirill Postovit

A Little Rabbit

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,696 $984

Painting, Fox Terrier, Tinatin Chkhikvishvili

Fox Terrier

Tinatin Chkhikvishvili

Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Print, Le Picador, Bernard Buffet

Le Picador

Bernard Buffet

Print - 55 x 75 x 1 cm Print - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$3,958

Painting, Ducks, I Ketut Agus Murdika

Ducks

I Ketut Agus Murdika

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,923

Painting, Jungle 3D - Diptyque n°02, La Robotte

Jungle 3D - Diptyque n°02

La Robotte

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

$905

Painting, Jungle 3D - Diptyque n°01, La Robotte

Jungle 3D - Diptyque n°01

La Robotte

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

$905

Painting, Shepherd and Head of Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Shepherd and Head of Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 130 x 110 x 3.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.4 inch

$10,499

Sculpture, Love turtle pink, Diederik Van Apple

Love turtle pink

Diederik Van Apple

Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 40 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 15.7 inch

$1,244

Painting, Gallus, David Jamin

Gallus

David Jamin

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,561

Painting, Messagers du printemps, David Jamin

Messagers du printemps

David Jamin

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,052

Painting, See the sound, Akio Harada

See the sound

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,357

Painting, Matcha Otaku, Akio Harada

Matcha Otaku

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,809

Painting, Forest of Faces, Akio Harada

Forest of Faces

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,357

Painting, Short Trip, Leo Ray

Short Trip

Leo Ray

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1 inch

$1,150

Painting, Corrida de Nimes - Taureau et Matador, Claude Frégère

Corrida de Nimes - Taureau et Matador

Claude Frégère

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,866

Painting, La ligne d'arrivée - chevaux et course hippique, Claude Frégère

La ligne d'arrivée - chevaux et course hippique

Claude Frégère

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,402

Painting, L'insecte - Nature et animaux, Robert Magendie Malo

L'insecte - Nature et animaux

Robert Magendie Malo

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

$927

Print, Love is the Answer (Einstein), Mr Brainwash

Love is the Answer (Einstein)

Mr Brainwash

Print - 76.2 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 30 x 22 x 0 inch

$4,524

Print, Couple A Cheval (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle), Salvador Dali

Couple A Cheval (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle)

Salvador Dali

Print - 77 x 56.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22.2 x 0 inch

$1,018

Print, La Cour du Lion, Salvador Dali

La Cour du Lion

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 57 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$2,262

Print, Le Cerf se voyant dans l'eau, Salvador Dali

Le Cerf se voyant dans l'eau

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 57 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$2,262 $2,036

Print, Les Animaux malades de la Peste, Salvador Dali

Les Animaux malades de la Peste

Salvador Dali

Print - 57 x 76 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$2,262

Print, Le Corbeau et le Renard, Salvador Dali

Le Corbeau et le Renard

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 57 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$2,262

Print, Le Chêne et le Roseau, Salvador Dali

Le Chêne et le Roseau

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 57 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$2,262

Print, Pegasse, Robert Combas

Pegasse

Robert Combas

Print - 20.5 x 11.2 x 0.05 cm Print - 8.1 x 4.4 x 0 inch

$1,006

Painting, Deux petits oiseaux, David Jamin

Deux petits oiseaux

David Jamin

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,052

Painting, Tie and cow, Noah Borger

Tie and cow

Noah Borger

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

$283 $254

Sculpture, Happy Hours, Gor Avetisyan

Happy Hours

Gor Avetisyan

Sculpture - 28 x 25 x 3 cm Sculpture - 11 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,809

Painting, Sheep With a Wreath, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep With a Wreath

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

$1,400

Sculpture, L'oiseau qui rêve de Mer - Miniature 2, Pauline Couble

L'oiseau qui rêve de Mer - Miniature 2

Pauline Couble

Sculpture - 10 x 6.5 x 10.5 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 2.6 x 4.1 inch

$452

Painting, Unforgettable Night, Akio Harada

Unforgettable Night

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,357

Painting, Slimming festival, Akio Harada

Slimming festival

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,357

Painting, Lala la Longing, Akio Harada

Lala la Longing

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,357

Painting, Shhhhhhhh, Akio Harada

Shhhhhhhh

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,357

Painting, Smell of beard, Akio Harada

Smell of beard

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,809

Painting, Guri and Guri, Akio Harada

Guri and Guri

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,809

Painting, Curl and straight, Akio Harada

Curl and straight

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,809

Painting, Brother and sister, Akio Harada

Brother and sister

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,809

Painting, Climbing Tears, Akio Harada

Climbing Tears

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,809

Painting, Rare Horse, Menashe Kadishman

Rare Horse

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$6,900

Print, Le Coche et la Mouche, Salvador Dali

Le Coche et la Mouche

Salvador Dali

Print - 57 x 76 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$2,262

Print, Le Singe et le Léopard, Salvador Dali

Le Singe et le Léopard

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 57 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$2,262

Print, Le Cerf Malade, Salvador Dali

Le Cerf Malade

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 57 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$2,262

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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