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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, 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

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

$702

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

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, 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

$4,680

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

$1,404

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

$1,170

Painting, Bestioles, Bault

Bestioles

Bault

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

$4,212

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

$2,223

Print, Holiday, Lars Tunebo

Holiday

Lars Tunebo

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

$584

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

$1,521

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

$702

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

$643

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

$2,574

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

$14,332

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

$1,000

Sculpture, Geai, Marie Baslé

Geai

Marie Baslé

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

$819

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

$1,989

Sculpture, Shark, XBO Art

Shark

XBO Art

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

$1,462

Sculpture, Mother, Ron Zohar

Mother

Ron Zohar

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

$9,828

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

$1,053

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

$643

Sculpture, Bohême, K-OD

Bohême

K-OD

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

$994

Painting, La Bohème..., Catzpunk

La Bohème...

Catzpunk

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$4,095

Sculpture, Doberman, Phantom Art

Doberman

Phantom Art

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

$4,095

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

$1,755

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

$1,053

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

$7,605

Print, Callaway, Ron Burns

Callaway

Ron Burns

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

$1,100

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