Animal

Sculpture, Panther Wild Neck avec yeux aluminium, Richard Orlinski

Panther Wild Neck avec yeux aluminium

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 70 x 152 x 31 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 59.8 x 12.2 inch

$43,723

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

$1,794

Painting, Chimère n°5 (le Lémurien Maki Vari roux), Louis Vairel

Chimère n°5 (le Lémurien Maki Vari roux)

Louis Vairel

Painting - 80 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,579

Painting, Chimère 6, Louis Vairel

Chimère 6

Louis Vairel

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

$2,579

Painting, Chimère n°13 (les Manchots), Louis Vairel

Chimère n°13 (les Manchots)

Louis Vairel

Painting - 73 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,354

Sculpture, Totem Oiseau Bleu II, Dominique Combe

Totem Oiseau Bleu II

Dominique Combe

Sculpture - 65 x 32 x 8 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 12.6 x 3.1 inch

$1,256

Painting, Fleurs, Bonnie Spoon

Fleurs

Bonnie Spoon

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$897

Painting, Un autre regard #3, L'Insecte

Un autre regard #3

L'Insecte

Painting - 47 x 32.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 12.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Un autre regard #2, L'Insecte

Un autre regard #2

L'Insecte

Painting - 47 x 32.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 12.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Arbre de vie et papillons, Jean-francois Larrieu

Arbre de vie et papillons

Jean-francois Larrieu

Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$26,906

Design, Camel Original Wall Art, Irena Tone

Camel Original Wall Art

Irena Tone

Design - 42 x 52 x 2 cm Design - 16.5 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch

$504

Design, Giraffe Original Wall Art, Irena Tone

Giraffe Original Wall Art

Irena Tone

Design - 52 x 42 x 2 cm Design - 20.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

$504

Painting, Moya Land fond bleu, Patrick Moya

Moya Land fond bleu

Patrick Moya

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

$998

Painting, Moya Land fond rouge, Patrick Moya

Moya Land fond rouge

Patrick Moya

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

$998

Painting, Dolly fond noir, Patrick Moya

Dolly fond noir

Patrick Moya

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

$998

Painting, Dolly tatoué, Patrick Moya

Dolly tatoué

Patrick Moya

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

$998

Painting, Dolly, Patrick Moya

Dolly

Patrick Moya

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

$998

Painting, Eléphant tatoué, Patrick Moya

Eléphant tatoué

Patrick Moya

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

$998

Painting, Dolly, Patrick Moya

Dolly

Patrick Moya

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

$998

Painting, Savanna, Jessica Renault jrbrush

Savanna

Jessica Renault jrbrush

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.37 x 39.37 x 1 inch

$2,242

Painting, Aequorea Victoria, Caro Graffiti

Aequorea Victoria

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 32 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$953

Painting, Grande Ourse, Adélaïde Leferme

Grande Ourse

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 75 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,626

Painting, Unique apprivoisée, Adélaïde Leferme

Unique apprivoisée

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$1,682

Painting, Chrysomallos et Jason, Adélaïde Leferme

Chrysomallos et Jason

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 115 x 75 x 1 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,513

Painting, Léda, Adélaïde Leferme

Léda

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 40 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$897

Painting, Papagena, Adélaïde Leferme

Papagena

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$897

Painting, Troie, Franciszek Starowieyski

Troie

Franciszek Starowieyski

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

$673

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Franciszek Starowieyski

Sans titre

Franciszek Starowieyski

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$673

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Franciszek Starowieyski

Sans titre

Franciszek Starowieyski

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$673

Fine Art Drawings, Etudes pour un paysage idéal n°2, Franciszek Starowieyski

Etudes pour un paysage idéal n°2

Franciszek Starowieyski

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$673

Sculpture, Le Rhino danseur Fuchsia X-Treme, Xavier Wttrwulghe

Le Rhino danseur Fuchsia X-Treme

Xavier Wttrwulghe

Sculpture - 75 x 35 x 50 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 13.8 x 19.7 inch

$7,287

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

$1,345

Painting, Koala, Angélique Dufossé

Koala

Angélique Dufossé

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$953

Painting, Émotion Panda, Angélique Dufossé

Émotion Panda

Angélique Dufossé

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$1,906

Painting, Joyful Companionship, Armen Vahramyan

Joyful Companionship

Armen Vahramyan

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

$890

Sculpture, Tiny Stainless Steel Bear Céline, Irena Tone

Tiny Stainless Steel Bear Céline

Irena Tone

Sculpture - 14 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch

$392

Sculpture, Tiny Stainless Steel Bear Charlotte, Irena Tone

Tiny Stainless Steel Bear Charlotte

Irena Tone

Sculpture - 14 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch

$392

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

$280

Painting, Drôle D’oiseau, Levalet

Drôle D’oiseau

Levalet

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$3,588

Painting, Portrait 7, Hemad Javadzade

Portrait 7

Hemad Javadzade

Painting - 60 x 60 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$2,500

Painting, Pesce sull'albero, Antonio Presti

Pesce sull'albero

Antonio Presti

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,794

Painting, Naturalis, Antonio Presti

Naturalis

Antonio Presti

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Banana dream, Jean-Philippe Berger

Banana dream

Jean-Philippe Berger

Painting - 56 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 22 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

$404

Painting, Nodo Trinitario 2, Antonio Presti

Nodo Trinitario 2

Antonio Presti

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

$2,130

Sculpture, Chimere, Arno Sebban

Chimere

Arno Sebban

Sculpture - 70 x 45 x 20 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 17.7 x 7.9 inch

$5,606

Painting, Coffee, Alexander Levich

Coffee

Alexander Levich

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

$841

Painting, Cancro, serie Segni zodiacali, Alexander Daniloff

Cancro, serie Segni zodiacali

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 19 x 19 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$87

Painting, Ginger Cat, Zena Blackwell

Ginger Cat

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 25.5 x 25.5 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 0.8 inch

$530

Painting, La lionne, Jo Di Bona

La lionne

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,139

Painting, On a retrouvé son chat, Patricia Simsa

On a retrouvé son chat

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch

$4,709

Painting, Tous les 3, Patricia Simsa

Tous les 3

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$4,709

Design, Small Stainless Steel Bear - SAM, Irena Tone

Small Stainless Steel Bear - SAM

Irena Tone

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

$729

Sculpture, 40cm Teddy LV Tribute, Naor

40cm Teddy LV Tribute

Naor

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

$1,794

Painting, Morning Cloak Flight, Hunt Slonem

Morning Cloak Flight

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 cm Painting - 36 x 48 inch

$39,799

Painting, Green Peace, Hunt Slonem

Green Peace

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 cm Painting - 10 x 8 inch

$7,848

Painting, Blue Eyes, Hunt Slonem

Blue Eyes

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 cm Painting - 10 x 8 inch

$7,848

Painting, Cabbage Patch 5, Hunt Slonem

Cabbage Patch 5

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 cm Painting - 10 x 8 inch

$7,848

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, A Moment Of Rest, Leo Ray

A Moment Of Rest

Leo Ray

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

$1,150

Sculpture, Neon Knights, Gaspard Mitz

Neon Knights

Gaspard Mitz

Sculpture - 24 x 34 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 13.4 x 2.6 inch

$785

Painting, Vol de Perruches, Nicolaï

Vol de Perruches

Nicolaï

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,260

Painting, Pêche miraculeuse, Nicolaï

Pêche miraculeuse

Nicolaï

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

$5,493

Painting, Vol de mouettes, Nicolaï

Vol de mouettes

Nicolaï

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,260

Painting, La terrasse, Nicolaï

La terrasse

Nicolaï

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

$3,588

Painting, Lost Paradise, Nicolaï

Lost Paradise

Nicolaï

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$4,260

Painting, Ibis au Touquet, Nicolaï

Ibis au Touquet

Nicolaï

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,821

Painting, Countryside Bliss, Lilith Gurekhyan

Countryside Bliss

Lilith Gurekhyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$700

Painting, Amazon, Hunt Slonem

Amazon

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 22.9 x 20.3 x 1 cm Painting - 9 x 8 x 0.4 inch

$7,285

Painting, Banded Blue, Hunt Slonem

Banded Blue

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 24.4 x 20.3 x 1 cm Painting - 9.6 x 8 x 0.4 inch

$7,848

Painting, Mandy, Hunt Slonem

Mandy

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 24.4 x 20.3 x 1 cm Painting - 9.6 x 8 x 0.4 inch

$7,848

Painting, Twelve Twins, Adélaïde Leferme

Twelve Twins

Adélaïde Leferme

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

$2,130

Painting, Hénnissants cabrés, Adélaïde Leferme

Hénnissants cabrés

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 115 x 75 x 1 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,074

Painting, Monkey Business, Dianna Bonder

Monkey Business

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 122 x 46 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,895

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

$919

Painting, Among predators - great white shark Underwater, ocean life painting, sea animal, Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Among predators - great white shark Underwater, ocean life painting, sea animal

Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,000

Painting, Free, Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Free

Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,000

Sculpture, L’évolution profonde, Miguel Guía

L’évolution profonde

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 19.5 x 32.5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 7.7 x 12.8 x 2 inch

$1,267

Sculpture, L'oiseau qui rêve de Mer - Miniature 3, Pauline Couble

L'oiseau qui rêve de Mer - Miniature 3

Pauline Couble

Sculpture - 11 x 6 x 10 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 2.4 x 3.9 inch

$392

Painting, Stream of Love, Maya Abashidze

Stream of Love

Maya Abashidze

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$897

Painting, From the life of birds, Lilya Volskaya

From the life of birds

Lilya Volskaya

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

$1,010

Painting, Dedicated to Modigliani 2, Olga Marciano

Dedicated to Modigliani 2

Olga Marciano

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

$785

Print, Nos espèces en péril, Annie Franklin

Nos espèces en péril

Annie Franklin

Print - 122 x 80.5 cm Print - 48 x 31.7 inch

$1,570

Painting, Clash of Titans, Stepan Ohanyan

Clash of Titans

Stepan Ohanyan

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$600

Painting, BipBip Luxe, Vili

BipBip Luxe

Vili

Painting - 30 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

$84 $76

Painting, Papillons, Bonnie Spoon

Papillons

Bonnie Spoon

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$897

Print, Swimmers, Katherine Bernhardt

Swimmers

Katherine Bernhardt

Print - 60 x 76 cm Print - 23.6 x 29.9 inch

$5,381

Sculpture, Regeneration, Antonio Presti

Regeneration

Antonio Presti

Sculpture - 18 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$897

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

Sculpture, Frame Small Tiny Stainless Steel Bear 1, Irena Tone

Frame Small Tiny Stainless Steel Bear 1

Irena Tone

Sculpture - 20 x 15 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.9 x 1.8 inch

$280

Painting, Retrato de caballo, Carlos Hugo Lezcano

Retrato de caballo

Carlos Hugo Lezcano

Painting - 46 x 34 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$516

Painting, Neons Cats Cools Nights, Chanoir

Neons Cats Cools Nights

Chanoir

Painting - 54 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$5,269

Painting, Tom Chas, Chanoir

Tom Chas

Chanoir

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

$4,709

Painting, Contemporary portrait - Coffee with the President, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait - Coffee with the President

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 90 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch

$2,466

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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