Modern Animal Sculptors
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Passeur de brise
Pascal Billard
Sculpture - 78 x 45 x 30 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,674
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,696
Montagne Yogi 120-21
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 21 x 18 x 12 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 7.1 x 4.7 inch
$1,074
Ours Pompon
François Pompon et Yves Klein
Sculpture - 27 x 49 x 19 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 19.3 x 7.5 inch
$10,121
Dardo I green
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 150 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$1,721
Totem Elephants cm 200 polished
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
$31,665
Grand taureau brun
Richard Pommier
Sculpture - 26 x 28 x 19 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11 x 7.5 inch
$679
Blue Lace and Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull
Angela Morris-Winmill
Sculpture - 75 x 55 x 20 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 21.7 x 7.9 inch
$2,641
Silver Buffalo Skull on Black, Lenticular
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 88.9 x 88.9 x 10.2 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 4 inch
$3,508
Fantasy
Cyrille Saint-Ange
Sculpture - 200 x 100 x 80 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$19,791
Sticking to my post
Poren Huang
Sculpture - 33 x 42 x 53 cm Sculpture - 13 x 16.5 x 20.9 inch
$28,400
Aurum Hortensis II
Angela Morris-Winmill
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,655
Balancing on the Past 4
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 35 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 7.3 x 7.3 inch
$19,225
223 Butterfly Spinpainting with Diamond Dust
Punk Me Tender
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$12,440
La mer 22
Richard Pommier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inch
$215
Le tyran - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 13 x 11 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 4.3 x 3.9 inch
$1,696
Bec au souliers rouges
Pascal Billard
Sculpture - 87 x 40 x 23 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 15.7 x 9.1 inch
$1,448
Passeur de fétiches
Pascal Billard
Sculpture - 46 x 40 x 27 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15.7 x 10.6 inch
$1,572
Sirène à tête phallique - Sculpture Bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 16 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.3 x 3.3 inch
$1,696
La Limace et le cobra ou L’homme dans tous ses états - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,696
Nature morte aux patates douces - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 9 x 15.5 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 6.1 x 2.6 inch
$1,696
Sphynx - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 14.5 x 6 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 2.4 x 3.7 inch
$1,696
Le tartigrade - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 7 x 16.5 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 2.8 x 6.5 x 3 inch
$1,696
Composition - Genesis
Milko Dobrev
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 7 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch
$1,753
Flower from the moon
Milko Dobrev
Sculpture - 37 x 15 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 5.9 x 2.8 inch
$1,414
Bouteille Champagne Prince 17-24
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 30 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
$1,131
Bouteille champagne 66-22
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 30 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$792
Jeu de plume 13-24
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 32 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
$679
L'age de glace 16-24
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 12 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch
$679
Pavarti Cantatrice
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.9 x 5.1 inch
$1,414
SOS Save our sharks xl
Bernard Rives
Sculpture - 148 x 125 x 58 cm Sculpture - 58.3 x 49.2 x 22.8 inch
$20,356
Les Petits éléphants assis en équilibre
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 53 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$5,428
Olé Olé Big Bull
Bernard Rives
Sculpture - 270 x 210 x 70 cm Sculpture - 106.3 x 82.7 x 27.6 inch
$32,796
Modern Animal Sculptors
Animals have always been important subjects for sculpture. From Egyptian sculptors producing naturalistic representations of cattle, donkeys and hippopotamuses to ancient Chinese sculptors making small-scale animal sculptures in bronze, animals have long since inspired the artist. In 1831 the sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye finally established animal sculpture as a noble art, thanks to his work Tiger devouring a Gavial Crocodile at the Salon de Paris. This animal sculpture led to naturalism and realistic representations of fauna characterizing sculpture of the period, rekindling the importance of nature and striving to meticulously recreate it. But modern sculpture saw a shift away from realism and the likes of Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Abstract art, Cubism and Expressionism influenced modern art and animal sculpture. It isn’t surprising that effects of this shift have been seen in more contemporary works like those of Marie Ackers and Philippe Buil. The simplicity of their work may pay homage to 19th century French animaliers like Barye or use bronze and steel to reshape classical forms of animals but other contemporary artists such as Ti'Ou (Virginie Micheleau) use the animal sculpture as a way to highlight environmental action and climate change. With uncertainty around their own future, let’s hope animals will forever continue to inspire the artist.