Girafe et acacias. Parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
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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Seul dans la savane. Parc du Ngorongoro. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Laisse moi dormir. Lion. Kenya.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Couple d’Éléphant. Parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Grue cendré. Kenya
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€800
Guépard en surveillance. Tanzanie. Parc de Tarangire
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€800
Guépard Protecteur. Parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€800
Crocodile du Pantanal. Brésil
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Trio de choc. Cratère du Ngorongoro. Hippopotame. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Singe du Rajasthan aux guets. Inde du nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Mère et fils. Singe. Inde du nord.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€800
Charge de l’Éléphant. Kenya
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Troupeau de Zèbres dans le parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Troupeau de lion dans le Gruger parc en Afrique du sud.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Girafe et girafon. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
Éléphant d'Asie et son cornac. Rajasthan. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€800
From deep
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 95 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 37.4 x 0.2 inch
€2,195
Nature Collection Sketch No. 1
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€151
Bride and Groom
Menashe Kadishman
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€3,567
Two elephants entwined
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 11 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
€1,700
Two bears entwined
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 9.5 x 9.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 3.7 x 3.7 x 3.5 inch
€1,400
Run there fast !
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 13 x 5.5 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 2.2 x 3.7 inch
€1,200
Coral Sea reeffish patterns
Anthony Horth
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€777
Kong oil spirit - Shade Edition
Richard Orlinski
Design - 17 x 10 x 5 cm Design - 6.7 x 3.9 x 2 inch
€399
Cuckoo bird
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€350
Oryctes (scarabe)
Yoann Merienne
Sculpture - 23 x 10 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.9 x 3.7 inch
€1,900
Wild Kong Love
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 16 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 6.3 inch
€12,900
Sheep With a Donkey - Rare Masterpiece
Menashe Kadishman
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€4,207
The Bird and the Dreamer
Sargis Zaqaryan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€549
Lost in Thoughts
Tigran Araqelyan
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,372
Félin jaune, aquagravure originale
Corneille
Print - 48 x 51 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,800
Large Sheep White Eyes and Ctown
Menashe Kadishman
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€3,284
Two White Sheep’s Full And Open Crowns
Menashe Kadishman
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€3,684
Vache Watusi
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 18 x 26 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 10.2 x 3.9 inch
€1,000
Natural Predators in Captivity
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 25 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
€800
Natural Predators in Captivity
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 20 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
€800
Dreams in black and white
Gabrielle Rul
Painting - 31 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch
€400
Le Cavalier (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 110 x 35 x 105 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 13.8 x 41.3 inch
€65,000
Hippo - Hippopotame
Zachariah Njobo
Sculpture - 23 x 36 x 25 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 14.2 x 9.8 inch
€2,200
Pelican Jade - Pélican Jade
Zachariah Njobo
Sculpture - 45 x 30 x 13 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.8 x 5.1 inch
€2,200
L'Ecureuil combattant
Sébastien Nadin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€600
In the forest
Frederic Bauer
Photography - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
In the clearing
Frederic Bauer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Black-tailed godwit with flowers
Frederic Bauer
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
L'écureuil de Mongolie
Sébastien Nadin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€600 €480
Seltener Fisch III
Mark Hellbusch
Painting - 47 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 18.5 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
€620
Boîte de Petri #12
David Jehan (B.boss)
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€600
Bee Geometric (Dark)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€425
Le chant des oiseaux... (Origami 2022)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€950
Chairman Mao’s Long Journey, Athens (Grikkland)
Erró
Painting - 103 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 40.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€7,500
Bear bubble - Blue Edition
Richard Orlinski
Design - 17 x 10 x 8 cm Design - 6.7 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
€399
Secret des libellules
Charlotte Orel
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
Magie des libellules
Charlotte Orel
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
€900
Panther bubble green edition
Richard Orlinski
Design - 9 x 20 x 4 cm Design - 3.5 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
€399
BIche en automne
Christine Guillemin
Sculpture - 26 x 27 x 12 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 10.6 x 4.7 inch
€4,800
