Animal

Painting, Sheep With a Donkey - Rare Masterpiece, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep With a Donkey - Rare Masterpiece

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,600

Painting, White sheep, Menashe Kadishman

White sheep

Menashe Kadishman

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

$3,900

Print, Wilder, Richard Orlinski

Wilder

Richard Orlinski

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

$1,110

Print, Un Print pour la santé, Stom500

Un Print pour la santé

Stom500

Print - 40 x 30 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$112

Painting, Paysages 245, Xiu

Paysages 245

Xiu

Painting - 20 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$617

Painting, Le Mont Saint-Michel, Raluca Vulcan

Le Mont Saint-Michel

Raluca Vulcan

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,924

Painting, Maison normande, Camille Hilaire

Maison normande

Camille Hilaire

Painting - 52 x 36.5 cm Painting - 20.5 x 14.4 inch

$2,074

Sculpture, Eléphant spatial, Salvador Dali

Eléphant spatial

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 94 x 43 x 14 cm Sculpture - 37 x 16.9 x 5.5 inch

$62,961

Painting, D'après La Joconde de Léonard de Vinci, Françoise Leblond

D'après La Joconde de Léonard de Vinci

Françoise Leblond

Painting - 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,621

Painting, La danseuse étoile, Françoise Leblond

La danseuse étoile

Françoise Leblond

Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,464

Painting, Aercotem, Françoise Leblond

Aercotem

Françoise Leblond

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

$2,657

Sculpture, 40cm Bear Guc, Brown Collar, Naor

40cm Bear Guc, Brown Collar

Naor

Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 11.8 inch

$1,401

Painting, Collection Papillon n°1261, Patrick Salamone

Collection Papillon n°1261

Patrick Salamone

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

$1,570

Painting, Grand taureau étoilé, José Pirès

Grand taureau étoilé

José Pirès

Painting - 63 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 24.8 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,466

Sculpture, Poisson, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Poisson

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 11 x 5 x 22 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 2 x 8.7 inch

$785

Painting, Horses on the beach, Elena Done

Horses on the beach

Elena Done

Painting - 130 x 97 x 1.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.6 inch

$4,250

Painting, Toro, Elena Done

Toro

Elena Done

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

$2,950

Sculpture, Panthere, Arman

Panthere

Arman

Sculpture - 35 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch

$14,574

Sculpture, N° 183, Mario Dilitz

N° 183

Mario Dilitz

Sculpture - 171 x 126 x 72 cm Sculpture - 67.3 x 49.6 x 28.3 inch

$50,450

Sculpture, Swallow, Vasya Dmytryk

Swallow

Vasya Dmytryk

Sculpture - 67 x 47 x 14 cm Sculpture - 26.4 x 18.5 x 5.5 inch

$640

Sculpture, Ours inox Ajouré, Richard Orlinski

Ours inox Ajouré

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 75 x 49 x 62 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 19.3 x 24.4 inch

$76,235

Print, Untitled, Studio Abawé

Untitled

Studio Abawé

Print - 42 x 29.5 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.6 inch

$55

Print, Rat No. 5, Blek Le Rat

Rat No. 5

Blek Le Rat

Print - 31 x 23 x 1 cm Print - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

$3,644

Painting, Hues of Harmony, Sreya Gupta

Hues of Harmony

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 58.4 x 58.4 cm Painting - 23 x 23 inch

$673

Painting, Horses Family, Reneta Isin

Horses Family

Reneta Isin

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

$7,848

Painting, Vulve-monde - Fruit Défendu, Julie Ruelle

Vulve-monde - Fruit Défendu

Julie Ruelle

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

$4,260

Painting, Lesidren - The Shepherdess, Reneta Isin

Lesidren - The Shepherdess

Reneta Isin

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

$78,477

Photography, Françoise Sagan, Arnaud Baumann

Françoise Sagan

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$280

Painting, Banc de poissons #14, David Jehan (B.boss)

Banc de poissons #14

David Jehan (B.boss)

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

$729

Sculpture, Mara en de Ara, Dirk De Keyzer

Mara en de Ara

Dirk De Keyzer

Sculpture - 114 x 32 x 26 cm Sculpture - 44.9 x 12.6 x 10.2 inch

$19,619

Painting, Call of the vibrance II, Sreya Gupta

Call of the vibrance II

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 59.7 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch

$673

Painting, Nocturnal brilliance IV, Sreya Gupta

Nocturnal brilliance IV

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$695

Painting, Chaman Oiseau, Julien Cuny

Chaman Oiseau

Julien Cuny

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch

$2,803

Sculpture, 40cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute, Naor

40cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute

Naor

Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$1,794

Sculpture, NAOR - 30cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute, Naor

NAOR - 30cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute

Naor

Sculpture - 30 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$1,289

Painting, Le propanolol monégasque, Yohan Storti

Le propanolol monégasque

Yohan Storti

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$2,466

Painting, Les certitudes, Yohan Storti

Les certitudes

Yohan Storti

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

$2,691

Sculpture, My kitten is a rapper, Patrick Cornée

My kitten is a rapper

Patrick Cornée

Sculpture - 26 x 20 x 12 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.9 x 4.7 inch

$2,579

Painting, Tropical treasures 12, Sreya Gupta

Tropical treasures 12

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$673

Painting, Banc de poissons #12, David Jehan (B.boss)

Banc de poissons #12

David Jehan (B.boss)

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

$729

Painting, Garden of Memories, Sreya Gupta

Garden of Memories

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 61 x 76.2 cm Painting - 24 x 30 inch

$762

Painting, Natural Predators in Captivity, Teona Yamanidze

Natural Predators in Captivity

Teona Yamanidze

Painting - 25 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

$897

Painting, Natural Predators in Captivity, Teona Yamanidze

Natural Predators in Captivity

Teona Yamanidze

Painting - 20 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$897

Sculpture, Dentelle Panther, Richard Orlinski

Dentelle Panther

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 38 x 80 x 17 cm Sculpture - 15 x 31.5 x 6.7 inch

$53,813

Print, Sheep Portfolio, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep Portfolio

Menashe Kadishman

Print - 85.1 x 78.7 cm Print - 33.5 x 31 inch

$5,000

Painting, Diner Parking, Diane Bellier

Diner Parking

Diane Bellier

Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,242

Painting, Château Marmont, Diane Bellier

Château Marmont

Diane Bellier

Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,242

Photography, Sacred cow, Samuel Cueto

Sacred cow

Samuel Cueto

Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,009

Painting, Migrateurs, Tung-Wen Margue

Migrateurs

Tung-Wen Margue

Painting - 120 x 200 x 7 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 2.8 inch

$5,381

Sculpture, Le Chat, Michel Audiard

Le Chat

Michel Audiard

Sculpture - 45 x 56 x 35 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 22 x 13.8 inch

$10,650

Print, La dolce vita, Julie Zeitline

La dolce vita

Julie Zeitline

Print - 20 x 20 cm Print - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$34

Painting, Pop art puzzle, Robert Sgarra

Pop art puzzle

Robert Sgarra

Painting - 137 x 194 x 2 cm Painting - 53.9 x 76.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,933

Painting, Hommage à Matisse # 2, Pascal Marlin

Hommage à Matisse # 2

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,065

Sculpture, Bucéphale (série cabinet de curiosité), Philippe Buil

Bucéphale (série cabinet de curiosité)

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 34 x 47 x 18 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 18.5 x 7.1 inch

$1,682

Painting, Geai Bleu, Ludovic Mercher

Geai Bleu

Ludovic Mercher

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

$1,121

Design, Kong penseur rouge, Richard Orlinski

Kong penseur rouge

Richard Orlinski

Design - 25 x 13 x 18 cm Design - 9.8 x 5.1 x 7.1 inch

$886

Sculpture, Eléphant rouge, Gil.S

Eléphant rouge

Gil.S

Sculpture - 115 x 50 x 62 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 19.7 x 24.4 inch

$4,372

Design, Kong Christmas Green (Edition 2023), Richard Orlinski

Kong Christmas Green (Edition 2023)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 19 x 13.5 x 6 cm Design - 7.5 x 5.3 x 2.4 inch

$673

Print, Raw Orange, Epreuve d'artiste, Richard Orlinski

Raw Orange, Epreuve d'artiste

Richard Orlinski

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,110

Painting, Les oiseaux migrateurs, Nathanael Koffi

Les oiseaux migrateurs

Nathanael Koffi

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,794

Photography, Le Mouton, Christophe Jacrot

Le Mouton

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$3,027

Sculpture, Forward !, Sophie Verger

Forward !

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 5 x 11 x 2 cm Sculpture - 2 x 4.3 x 0.8 inch

$841

Design, Mickey (Red edition), Richard Orlinski

Mickey (Red edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 17 x 13 x 8 cm Design - 6.7 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch

$886

Painting, Sheep Pasture, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep Pasture

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 65 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

$7,200

Print, The Warrior (yellow), Blek Le Rat

The Warrior (yellow)

Blek Le Rat

Print - 23 x 31 cm Print - 9.1 x 12.2 inch

$3,352

Print, The Warrior (bleu), Blek Le Rat

The Warrior (bleu)

Blek Le Rat

Print - 23 x 31 cm Print - 9.1 x 12.2 inch

$3,352

Painting, Gems in Brazil, Russell Edward Vanecek

Gems in Brazil

Russell Edward Vanecek

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.08 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch

$2,985

Print, The Red Horse, Max Papart

The Red Horse

Max Papart

Print - 74.9 x 95.3 cm Print - 29.5 x 37.5 inch

$1,200

Painting, Cats, Vladimir Kolosov

Cats

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 0.6 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.25 inch

$890

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Vladimir Velickovic

Sans-titre

Vladimir Velickovic

Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 9.8 inch

$785

Painting, Poissons, Midani M'Barki

Poissons

Midani M'Barki

Painting - 29 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$561

Print, Toro II screenprint, Marc Prat

Toro II screenprint

Marc Prat

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$314

Painting, Pink panthere, Maxime Andriot

Pink panthere

Maxime Andriot

Painting - 87 x 82 x 2 cm Painting - 34.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Ladyhug, Joey Doyle

Ladyhug

Joey Doyle

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

$2,881

Fine Art Drawings, Peach Tree, Minako Asakura

Peach Tree

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 130.3 x 97 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$16,144

Painting, Crane at Pine Tree, Janice Toulouse

Crane at Pine Tree

Janice Toulouse

Painting - 31 x 31 x 1.4 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.6 inch

$561

Sculpture, PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER AMBERGLOW SYMPHONY, Hiro Ando

PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER AMBERGLOW SYMPHONY

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 90 x 90 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$23,543

Sculpture, Cat with pet bottle, William Sweetlove

Cat with pet bottle

William Sweetlove

Sculpture - 54 x 42 x 27 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 16.5 x 10.6 inch

$1,906

Painting, Infusion, João Almeida (xUEkA)

Infusion

João Almeida (xUEkA)

Painting - 130 x 195 x 1.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 0.6 inch

$11,211

Photography, Intellect, Amrita Bilimoria

Intellect

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 88.9 x 98 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35 x 38.6 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Burning Ember, Amrita Bilimoria

Burning Ember

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 93.2 x 114.3 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36.7 x 45 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Kinetic, Amrita Bilimoria

Kinetic

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 75.2 x 114.3 x 0.5 cm Photography - 29.6 x 45 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Zephyr, Amrita Bilimoria

Zephyr

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 91.4 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36 x 30 x 0.2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Momentum, Amrita Bilimoria

Momentum

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 91.9 x 106.7 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36.2 x 42 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Painting, Le cheval Blanc !, Noël Granger

Le cheval Blanc !

Noël Granger

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

$168

Photography, Light Weaver, Amrita Bilimoria

Light Weaver

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 91.7 x 99.1 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36.1 x 39 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Painting, Les chevaux sauvages !, Noël Granger

Les chevaux sauvages !

Noël Granger

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

$168

Painting, Yellow-Grey Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Yellow-Grey Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

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

$3,700

Photography, Mount Fuji and the Heron, Leandro Frutos

Mount Fuji and the Heron

Leandro Frutos

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$780

Sculpture, Éléphant doré, Pierre Gimenez

Éléphant doré

Pierre Gimenez

Sculpture - 30 x 34 x 28 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 13.4 x 11 inch

$2,242

Sculpture, Virage, Stratos

Virage

Stratos

Sculpture - 82 x 64 x 3 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,691

Painting, Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

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

$3,400

Painting, Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

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

$3,700

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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