Animal

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$673

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$673

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Untitled

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$673

Design, Middle Stainless Steel Bear Raphael, Irena Tone

Middle Stainless Steel Bear Raphael

Irena Tone

Design - 31 x 21 x 21 cm Design - 12.2 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch

$1,345

Design, Small Stainless Steel Bear -Louis, Irena Tone

Small Stainless Steel Bear -Louis

Irena Tone

Design - 20.5 x 13.5 x 16 cm Design - 8.1 x 5.3 x 6.3 inch

$729

Painting, Daydreamer, Ritchelly Oliveira

Daydreamer

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 126 x 106 x 3 cm Painting - 49.6 x 41.7 x 1.2 inch

$11,884

Sculpture, Madame Poisson Doré, Dirk De Keyzer

Madame Poisson Doré

Dirk De Keyzer

Sculpture - 108 x 77 x 53 cm Sculpture - 42.5 x 30.3 x 20.9 inch

$22,142

Sculpture, 40cm Collage, H Tribute Bear, Naor

40cm Collage, H Tribute Bear

Naor

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

$1,794

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

$7,287

Painting, Sheep In Gold, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep In Gold

Menashe Kadishman

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

$3,900

Sculpture, Blue Dragon, Viktor Zuk

Blue Dragon

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 13 x 23 x 7 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch

$291

Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 04 - Villejuif, Rodolfo Franchi

Couleurs Urbaines 04 - Villejuif

Rodolfo Franchi

Photography - 70 x 100 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

$1,457

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

$3,924

Print, Paradise Lost., Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Paradise Lost.

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$617

Painting, Carte de l'Amérique, M.Chat

Carte de l'Amérique

M.Chat

Painting - 59.5 x 44.4 x 0.01 cm Painting - 23.4 x 17.5 x 0 inch

$2,803

Painting, Caballo galopando, Carlos Hugo Lezcano

Caballo galopando

Carlos Hugo Lezcano

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

$617

Painting, Bleu d'âme, Adélaïde Leferme

Bleu d'âme

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 115 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,074

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

$1,121

Sculpture, Happy day, Viktor Zuk

Happy day

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 9 x 26 x 9 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 10.2 x 3.5 inch

$314

Sculpture, Happy Frog, Viktor Zuk

Happy Frog

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 8 x 15 x 8 cm Sculpture - 3.1 x 5.9 x 3.1 inch

$223

Painting, Flight of the Bee, Lilith Tonakanyan

Flight of the Bee

Lilith Tonakanyan

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

$5,000

Painting, Aubrac - Paysage et Nature, Philippe Maillebuau

Aubrac - Paysage et Nature

Philippe Maillebuau

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,480

Painting, Fort-Boyard - Paysage de bord de mer, Philippe Maillebuau

Fort-Boyard - Paysage de bord de mer

Philippe Maillebuau

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,480

Painting, Rêverie - Paysages de campagne et animaux, Philippe Maillebuau

Rêverie - Paysages de campagne et animaux

Philippe Maillebuau

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,480

Sculpture, Lady Crazy Bulldog, Priscilla Vettese

Lady Crazy Bulldog

Priscilla Vettese

Sculpture - 24 x 20 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.9 x 5.5 inch

$391

Sculpture, Reading a book with my FlatterFriend, Petra Dorst

Reading a book with my FlatterFriend

Petra Dorst

Sculpture - 34 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$5,549

Sculpture, Little drop & Misty forever friends, Petra Dorst

Little drop & Misty forever friends

Petra Dorst

Sculpture - 15 x 8 x 14 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 3.1 x 5.5 inch

$3,307

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, Misty, Bernard Rives

Misty

Bernard Rives

Sculpture - 45 x 18 x 12 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.1 x 4.7 inch

$1,682

Sculpture, Misty mini, Bernard Rives

Misty mini

Bernard Rives

Sculpture - 32 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch

$953

Sculpture, My Pop Knight #2, Priscilla Vettese

My Pop Knight #2

Priscilla Vettese

Sculpture - 19 x 9 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 3.5 x 3.1 inch

$335 $303

Sculpture, My Pop Knight #1, Priscilla Vettese

My Pop Knight #1

Priscilla Vettese

Sculpture - 19 x 9 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 3.5 x 3.1 inch

$335 $303

Sculpture, Pop Gorilla, Priscilla Vettese

Pop Gorilla

Priscilla Vettese

Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 11 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 6.3 x 4.3 inch

$335

Sculpture, BearBrick Vitamin, Priscilla Vettese

BearBrick Vitamin

Priscilla Vettese

Sculpture - 28 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch

$391

Sculpture, BearBrick Floral, Priscilla Vettese

BearBrick Floral

Priscilla Vettese

Sculpture - 28 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch

$391

Sculpture, Long-lived masterpiece, Karen Axikyan

Long-lived masterpiece

Karen Axikyan

Sculpture - 22 x 29 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 11.4 x 5.9 inch

$1,200

Design, Puma x Orlinski, Richard Orlinski

Puma x Orlinski

Richard Orlinski

Design - 23 x 13 x 5 cm Design - 9.1 x 5.1 x 2 inch

$1,850

Print, Univers Parallèles, Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Univers Parallèles

Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$335 $168

Print, Toutes les Vaches ne Broutent pas, Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Toutes les Vaches ne Broutent pas

Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$335 $168

Print, Rendez-vous pour la Rhinoplastie, Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Rendez-vous pour la Rhinoplastie

Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$335 $168

Print, Politique de l Autruche, Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Politique de l Autruche

Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$335 $168

Print, Eqqus Zebra Dernier specimen, Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Eqqus Zebra Dernier specimen

Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$335 $168

Print, Cirque en Hivernage, Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Cirque en Hivernage

Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$335 $168

Painting, Diletta, Olga Marciano

Diletta

Olga Marciano

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$11,940

Sculpture, Panthère bronze dentelle ajourée, Richard Orlinski

Panthère bronze dentelle ajourée

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 17 x 40 x 9 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 15.7 x 3.5 inch

$26,906

Painting, Bad Boy 11, Martine Le Bidan

Bad Boy 11

Martine Le Bidan

Painting - 43 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch

$729

Sculpture, Big bear and his cub, Sophie Verger

Big bear and his cub

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 122 x 72 x 40 cm Sculpture - 48 x 28.3 x 15.7 inch

$40,360

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

$1,850

Painting, Undersea world, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Undersea world

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,800 $2,240

Painting, Regal Leopard, Tamar Nazaryan

Regal Leopard

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,200

Sculpture, Vegas pop art Blue Gulf McQueen, Christophe Comerro

Vegas pop art Blue Gulf McQueen

Christophe Comerro

Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch

$1,323

Painting, Siesta Third Twenty-four, M.Chat

Siesta Third Twenty-four

M.Chat

Painting - 55 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$6,166

Design, Kong Bubble, Richard Orlinski

Kong Bubble

Richard Orlinski

Design - 17 x 12 x 5 cm Design - 6.7 x 4.7 x 2 inch

$447

Painting, Dolly à la bougie, Patrick Moya

Dolly à la bougie

Patrick Moya

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$998

Sculpture, Love dance, Milko Dobrev

Love dance

Milko Dobrev

Sculpture - 21 x 30 x 6 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 11.8 x 2.4 inch

$729

Sculpture, Bulldog x Urban x K. Haring, Priscilla Vettese

Bulldog x Urban x K. Haring

Priscilla Vettese

Sculpture - 24 x 18 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.1 x 3.9 inch

$447

Sculpture, Accueillir, Sophie Barut

Accueillir

Sophie Barut

Sculpture - 14 x 27 x 12 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 10.6 x 4.7 inch

$2,242

Sculpture, Sky in Love, Petra Dorst

Sky in Love

Petra Dorst

Sculpture - 150 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$42,602

Painting, Eagle, Schagen Vita

Eagle

Schagen Vita

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$224

Painting, Shadow's Roar, Tamar Nazaryan

Shadow's Roar

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$300

Painting, G80049228C, Wo$h

G80049228C

Wo$h

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

$1,794

Sculpture, Bird, MrHope

Bird

MrHope

Sculpture - 16 x 22 x 13 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 8.7 x 5.1 inch

$90

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

$1,906

Sculpture, Teddy CH Tribute, Naor

Teddy CH Tribute

Naor

Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch

$729

Sculpture, A bird, Milko Dobrev

A bird

Milko Dobrev

Sculpture - 46 x 23 x 7 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch

$1,906

Painting, Léna, Véronique Clanet

Léna

Véronique Clanet

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,447

Design, Kong Bubble, Richard Orlinski

Kong Bubble

Richard Orlinski

Design - 17 x 12 x 5 cm Design - 6.7 x 4.7 x 2 inch

$448

Sculpture, Les copines, Sophie Barut

Les copines

Sophie Barut

Sculpture - 5 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 2 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch

$897

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

$1,390

Painting, The Giant, Alexander Levich

The Giant

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

$841

Design, Rabbit Original Wall Art, Irena Tone

Rabbit Original Wall Art

Irena Tone

Design - 34 x 29 x 2 cm Design - 13.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

$336

Design, Turtle Original Wall Art, Irena Tone

Turtle Original Wall Art

Irena Tone

Design - 29 x 34 x 2 cm Design - 11.4 x 13.4 x 0.8 inch

$336

Design, Bear Original Wall Art, Irena Tone

Bear Original Wall Art

Irena Tone

Design - 34 x 29 x 2 cm Design - 13.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

$336

Painting, Sobre juin, Sophie Carrier

Sobre juin

Sophie Carrier

Painting - 102 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

$2,186

Painting, Do you see the same thing than me?, Antoine Josse

Do you see the same thing than me?

Antoine Josse

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$2,915

Sculpture, Pand'ours pop art Hermès, Christophe Comerro

Pand'ours pop art Hermès

Christophe Comerro

Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 35 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch

$987

Sculpture, 35cm Teddy CH Tribute, Chrome White, Naor

35cm Teddy CH Tribute, Chrome White

Naor

Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch

$1,312

Painting, Amazon Leon (Alba Roda), Hunt Slonem

Amazon Leon (Alba Roda)

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 54.6 x 43.2 cm Painting - 21.5 x 17 inch

$15,695

Sculpture, Furtivité féline, Miguel Guía

Furtivité féline

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 38 x 16 x 22 cm Sculpture - 15 x 6.3 x 8.7 inch

$1,547

Painting, Bird is the word, Stom500

Bird is the word

Stom500

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$5,830

Painting, Elephant, Schagen Vita

Elephant

Schagen Vita

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$953

Painting, Horse, Schagen Vita

Horse

Schagen Vita

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$953

Painting, Little donkey, Schagen Vita

Little donkey

Schagen Vita

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$953

Painting, Etude, Franciszek Starowieyski

Etude

Franciszek Starowieyski

Painting - 21 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$673

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

$897

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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