Animal

Painting, Rock Band, Les Panchyshyn

Rock Band

Les Panchyshyn

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

$1,121

Painting, Perfect pink, Les Panchyshyn

Perfect pink

Les Panchyshyn

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Painting, Perfect Blue, Les Panchyshyn

Perfect Blue

Les Panchyshyn

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Painting, Party, Les Panchyshyn

Party

Les Panchyshyn

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Painting, My Garden, Les Panchyshyn

My Garden

Les Panchyshyn

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

$1,682

Painting, Midnight, Les Panchyshyn

Midnight

Les Panchyshyn

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Painting, Butterflies _ n3, Les Panchyshyn

Butterflies _ n3

Les Panchyshyn

Painting - 68 x 78 x 2 cm Painting - 26.8 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Painting, Butterflies _ n2, Les Panchyshyn

Butterflies _ n2

Les Panchyshyn

Painting - 66 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Sculpture, L'oiseau qui rêve de Mer 2, Pauline Couble

L'oiseau qui rêve de Mer 2

Pauline Couble

Sculpture - 37 x 25 x 31 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 9.8 x 12.2 inch

$4,148

Painting, Lots Of Fish, All Swimming, Simon Findlay

Lots Of Fish, All Swimming

Simon Findlay

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,457

Painting, Tete Ours, Hervé Maury

Tete Ours

Hervé Maury

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$897

Sculpture, Blue Guitare, Shelby

Blue Guitare

Shelby

Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,363

Painting, La poule, Martin

La poule

Martin

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

$785

Painting, Night king, Gillian Brin

Night king

Gillian Brin

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

$426 $383

Painting, Radiant Rooster, Aram Sevoyan

Radiant Rooster

Aram Sevoyan

Painting - 50 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

$890

Sculpture, King Lion Pop, FMZ Fred Morgan

King Lion Pop

FMZ Fred Morgan

Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch

$919

Painting, Morning silance, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Morning silance

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

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

$1,600

Painting, Le chat, Serge Plagnol

Le chat

Serge Plagnol

Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

$729

Painting, Unforgettable Night, Akio Harada

Unforgettable Night

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,345

Painting, Slimming festival, Akio Harada

Slimming festival

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,345

Painting, Shhhhhhhh, Akio Harada

Shhhhhhhh

Akio Harada

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$1,345

Painting, Smell of beard, Akio Harada

Smell of beard

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,794

Painting, Guri and Guri, Akio Harada

Guri and Guri

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,794

Painting, Curl and straight, Akio Harada

Curl and straight

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,794

Painting, Brother and sister, Akio Harada

Brother and sister

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,794

Painting, Climbing Tears, Akio Harada

Climbing Tears

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,794

Painting, Inside David Attenborough's Pocket Watch, Victoria Horkan

Inside David Attenborough's Pocket Watch

Victoria Horkan

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

$4,507 $4,057

Sculpture, Sheruns, Bernard Rives

Sheruns

Bernard Rives

Sculpture - 40 x 60 x 33 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 23.6 x 13 inch

$3,363

Painting, Look at this beauty, honey, Dasha Pogodina

Look at this beauty, honey

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch

$1,457

Painting, Chas Avoine, Chanoir

Chas Avoine

Chanoir

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$11,884

Painting, Skate (3), Jo Di Bona

Skate (3)

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 81 x 21 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 8.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,915

Sculpture, King, Guldhart

King

Guldhart

Sculpture - 32 x 13.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.3 x 3.1 inch

$1,025

Design, Small Stainless Steel Bear -Sandy, Irena Tone

Small Stainless Steel Bear -Sandy

Irena Tone

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

$729

Design, Small Stainless Steel Bear - Diksy, Irena Tone

Small Stainless Steel Bear - Diksy

Irena Tone

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

$729

Design, Small Stainless Steel Bear - Lunes, Irena Tone

Small Stainless Steel Bear - Lunes

Irena Tone

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

$729

Design, Small Stainless Steel Bear 'Kerry', Irena Tone

Small Stainless Steel Bear 'Kerry'

Irena Tone

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

$729 $656

Design, Small Stainless Steel Bear 'Thomas', Irena Tone

Small Stainless Steel Bear 'Thomas'

Irena Tone

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

$729 $656

Sculpture, Big Végas pop art Hermès, Christophe Comerro

Big Végas pop art Hermès

Christophe Comerro

Sculpture - 65 x 52 x 106 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.5 x 41.7 inch

$4,372

Print, Rhino, Robert Combas

Rhino

Robert Combas

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,803

Fine Art Drawings, Tabu, Lucio Forte

Tabu

Lucio Forte

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$135

Photography, Animalité #portrait02, Malo

Animalité #portrait02

Malo

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

$6,278

Painting, Good Boy, Leo Ray

Good Boy

Leo Ray

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

$4,900

Painting, Cuddles, Sweet Home series, Olha Vlasova

Cuddles, Sweet Home series

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$673

Painting, Toro, Dianna Bonder

Toro

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 92 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,895

Painting, Razzle Dazzle, Dianna Bonder

Razzle Dazzle

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 77 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 30.3 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,362

Painting, Soooo Salty, Dianna Bonder

Soooo Salty

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 92 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,895

Painting, No Dog, Dianna Bonder

No Dog

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 61 x 77 cm Painting - 24 x 30.3 inch

$1,362

Painting, No Bunny, Dianna Bonder

No Bunny

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 77 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 30.3 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,362

Painting, Maybe, Dianna Bonder

Maybe

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 77 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 30.3 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,362

Painting, Le Canard Francois, Dianna Bonder

Le Canard Francois

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 61 x 77 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 30.3 x 1.6 inch

$1,362

Painting, Inside Thoughts, Dianna Bonder

Inside Thoughts

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 92 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,895

Print, Hole in one, Diederik Van Apple

Hole in one

Diederik Van Apple

Print - 70 x 175 x 4 cm Print - 27.6 x 68.9 x 1.6 inch

$5,549 $4,440

Print, Born to be wild, Diederik Van Apple

Born to be wild

Diederik Van Apple

Print - 90 x 180 x 4 cm Print - 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$5,549 $4,440

Painting, Swoon Song, Hunt Slonem

Swoon Song

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 153 x 178 x 4 cm Painting - 60.2 x 70.1 x 1.6 inch

$78,477

Painting, Poderío del águila, Carlos Hugo Lezcano

Poderío del águila

Carlos Hugo Lezcano

Painting - 35 x 26 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch

$409

Painting, Vive les fleurs et les chats, Seb Paul Michel

Vive les fleurs et les chats

Seb Paul Michel

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

$561

Painting, Harmonie... (Origami 2024), Olivier Messas

Harmonie... (Origami 2024)

Olivier Messas

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

$4,484

Sculpture, L'oiseau qui rêve de Mer - Miniature 2, Pauline Couble

L'oiseau qui rêve de Mer - Miniature 2

Pauline Couble

Sculpture - 10 x 6.5 x 10.5 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 2.6 x 4.1 inch

$448

Painting, Untitled (Pink Bird), Katherine Bernhardt

Untitled (Pink Bird)

Katherine Bernhardt

Painting - 45.7 x 61 cm Painting - 18 x 24 inch

$24,104

Print, Toco Toucan Tocano, Katherine Bernhardt

Toco Toucan Tocano

Katherine Bernhardt

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

$6,727

Painting, Harlequin Macaw, Kane Mclay

Harlequin Macaw

Kane Mclay

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

$1,065

Design, Bear Pink Spirit, Richard Orlinski

Bear Pink Spirit

Richard Orlinski

Design - 13 x 8 x 8 cm Design - 5.1 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

$335

Design, Wolf Spirit (Pearl Grey Edition), Richard Orlinski

Wolf Spirit (Pearl Grey Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 14 x 13 x 4 cm Design - 5.5 x 5.1 x 1.6 inch

$335

Sculpture, Games, Sophie Verger

Games

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 22 x 20.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 8.1 x 3.5 inch

$3,027

Sculpture, Urban Haring Kong, Priscilla Vettese

Urban Haring Kong

Priscilla Vettese

Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 6.3 x 4.7 inch

$247

Painting, The baby Panda loves Pop Art, Patrick Cornée

The baby Panda loves Pop Art

Patrick Cornée

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,130

Design, Panther Bubble (Green Edition), Richard Orlinski

Panther Bubble (Green Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 9 x 20 x 4 cm Design - 3.5 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$447

Painting, Katrina, Mario Henrique

Katrina

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$8,408

Photography, Lookout, Andrew Paranavitana

Lookout

Andrew Paranavitana

Photography - 100 x 67 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.4 inch

$4,260

Photography, Contemplation, Andrew Paranavitana

Contemplation

Andrew Paranavitana

Photography - 67 x 100 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 inch

$4,036

Print, Waiting for infinity, Rolanda Jongerius

Waiting for infinity

Rolanda Jongerius

Print - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,018

Painting, Homeland, Rolanda Jongerius

Homeland

Rolanda Jongerius

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,121

Painting, L'oiseau bleu - Symbolique et conscience collective, Marie-Claude Quignon

L'oiseau bleu - Symbolique et conscience collective

Marie-Claude Quignon

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$280

Sculpture, Bec tiroir, Pascal Billard

Bec tiroir

Pascal Billard

Sculpture - 30 x 25 x 14 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.8 x 5.5 inch

$987

Print, Autumn Sketchbook, Kirill Postovit

Autumn Sketchbook

Kirill Postovit

Print - 76 x 55 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$303

Fine Art Drawings, Butterfly on the flower + frame, Iryna Antoniuk

Butterfly on the flower + frame

Iryna Antoniuk

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch

$168 $151

Sculpture, Crocodile Lacoste, Spaco

Crocodile Lacoste

Spaco

Sculpture - 15 x 25 x 3 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$280

Sculpture, Crocodile Lacoste, Spaco

Crocodile Lacoste

Spaco

Sculpture - 14 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch

$280

Sculpture, Il peso del tempo sospeso / Elefante piccolo 8/8, Stefano Bombardieri

Il peso del tempo sospeso / Elefante piccolo 8/8

Stefano Bombardieri

Sculpture - 47 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$22,422

Sculpture, Il peso del tempo sospeso/ Elefante Mini PA 1/4, Stefano Bombardieri

Il peso del tempo sospeso/ Elefante Mini PA 1/4

Stefano Bombardieri

Sculpture - 36 x 19 x 19 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.5 x 7.5 inch

$14,574

Sculpture, Il peso del tempo sospeso/rhino piccolo 7/8, Stefano Bombardieri

Il peso del tempo sospeso/rhino piccolo 7/8

Stefano Bombardieri

Sculpture - 46 x 26 x 46 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 10.2 x 18.1 inch

$24,664

Sculpture, Ommagio a Colbert Piccolo 8/8, Stefano Bombardieri

Ommagio a Colbert Piccolo 8/8

Stefano Bombardieri

Sculpture - 20 x 55 x 16 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 21.7 x 6.3 inch

$25,785

Sculpture, Elia e l'elefante Piccolo 1/8, Stefano Bombardieri

Elia e l'elefante Piccolo 1/8

Stefano Bombardieri

Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 40 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 15.7 inch

$23,543

Sculpture, Il peso del tempo sospeso/Ippopotamo 8/8, Stefano Bombardieri

Il peso del tempo sospeso/Ippopotamo 8/8

Stefano Bombardieri

Sculpture - 37 x 25 x 42 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 9.8 x 16.5 inch

$24,664

Sculpture, 35cm Teddy Lamborghini Tribute, black, Naor

35cm Teddy Lamborghini Tribute, black

Naor

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

$729

Sculpture, Black predator, Karen Axikyan

Black predator

Karen Axikyan

Sculpture - 20 x 33 x 9 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 13 x 3.5 inch

$1,200

Painting, Solar Character, Sophie Duplain

Solar Character

Sophie Duplain

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$2,130

Painting, Não Me Esqueça, Ritchelly Oliveira

Não Me Esqueça

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 190 x 145 x 3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch

$18,498

Painting, O Pouso Em Mim, Ritchelly Oliveira

O Pouso Em Mim

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$15,135

Painting, Metáfora, Ritchelly Oliveira

Metáfora

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 130 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$10,650

Painting, Contemporary portrait Guardians, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait Guardians

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,457

Sculpture, Playing leapfrog, Sophie Verger

Playing leapfrog

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 27 x 14 x 17 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.5 x 6.7 inch

$3,139

Print, Sama, Shake

Sama

Shake

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$729

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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