Animal

Painting, Monsieur Chien 6, Ghislaine Ferreira

Monsieur Chien 6

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$561

Painting, Sphynx, Ghislaine Ferreira

Sphynx

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 51 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$650

Painting, Monsieur Loup, Ghislaine Ferreira

Monsieur Loup

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 51 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$650

Painting, Sphynx II, Ghislaine Ferreira

Sphynx II

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 51 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$650

Painting, Oiseaux 8, Ghislaine Ferreira

Oiseaux 8

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 51 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$650

Painting, Corbea I, Ghislaine Ferreira

Corbea I

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 51 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$650

Painting, Oiseaux III, Ghislaine Ferreira

Oiseaux III

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$561

Painting, Oiseaux II, Ghislaine Ferreira

Oiseaux II

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$561

Sculpture, SILVERED WARRIORCAT’S VIGIL : SPECTRAL CRYSTAL GUARDIAN, Hiro Ando

SILVERED WARRIORCAT’S VIGIL : SPECTRAL CRYSTAL GUARDIAN

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 70 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 59.1 x 27.6 inch

$40,360

Painting, With the bird, Mary Noga

With the bird

Mary Noga

Painting - 43 x 35 cm Painting - 16.9 x 13.8 inch

$447

Sculpture, Vanité (crâne aux paillons), Philippe Pasqua

Vanité (crâne aux paillons)

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$28,028

Painting, The Breakfast of the Goddess, Vahag Hamalbashyan

The Breakfast of the Goddess

Vahag Hamalbashyan

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

$2,354

Painting, City Bird II, Juffrouw Springtouw

City Bird II

Juffrouw Springtouw

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

$1,065

Photography, Gina Lollobrigida, Arnaud Baumann

Gina Lollobrigida

Arnaud Baumann

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

$1,850

Sculpture, Teddy Love Bleu Cote d'Azur, Nicolas Krauss

Teddy Love Bleu Cote d'Azur

Nicolas Krauss

Sculpture - 23 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

$2,242

Painting, Le dernier retour de la lune, Antoine Josse

Le dernier retour de la lune

Antoine Josse

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,139

Painting, En el filo, Sonia Domenech

En el filo

Sonia Domenech

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,009

Fine Art Drawings, Je t’ai vu 2, Ghislaine Ferreira

Je t’ai vu 2

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Fine Art Drawings, Je t’ai vu, Ghislaine Ferreira

Je t’ai vu

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

$897

Fine Art Drawings, Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ?, Ghislaine Ferreira

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ?

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Fine Art Drawings, Élégance, Ghislaine Ferreira

Élégance

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Fine Art Drawings, Je suis beau, non?, Ghislaine Ferreira

Je suis beau, non?

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Fine Art Drawings, Je suis tout doux, Ghislaine Ferreira

Je suis tout doux

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Fine Art Drawings, Un peu d’amour SVP, Ghislaine Ferreira

Un peu d’amour SVP

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Fine Art Drawings, Je gère, Ghislaine Ferreira

Je gère

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Fine Art Drawings, Où suis-je ?, Ghislaine Ferreira

Où suis-je ?

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Print, Empresses: Suiko H10-4, Damien Hirst

Empresses: Suiko H10-4

Damien Hirst

Print - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$5,500

Print, Rising, Faile

Rising

Faile

Print - 101.6 x 81.3 cm Print - 40 x 32 inch

$1,564

Painting, Still life with birds, Ara Gasparyan

Still life with birds

Ara Gasparyan

Painting - 35 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

$900

Photography, La famille avant tout, Mathieu Pujol

La famille avant tout

Mathieu Pujol

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$953

Painting, Untitled 83, Issa Halloum

Untitled 83

Issa Halloum

Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,900

Print, Sadistic Dog Walker (Red), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Sadistic Dog Walker (Red)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 83 x 61 cm Print - 32.7 x 24 inch

$448

Sculpture, Big Gold Pigeon 7/25, Jaromir Gargulak

Big Gold Pigeon 7/25

Jaromir Gargulak

Sculpture - 13 x 19.2 x 9 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 7.6 x 3.5 inch

$661

Print, #501 Queen Angelfish portrait, Patrick Chevailler

#501 Queen Angelfish portrait

Patrick Chevailler

Print - 75 x 50 x 2 cm Print - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$448

Sculpture, ROSEATE SENTINEL: WARRIORCAT’S BLUSH CRYSTAL GUARDIAN, Hiro Ando

ROSEATE SENTINEL: WARRIORCAT’S BLUSH CRYSTAL GUARDIAN

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 70 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 59.1 x 27.6 inch

$40,360

Painting, Un oiseau dans la ville, Françoise Laine

Un oiseau dans la ville

Françoise Laine

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

$841

Sculpture, Tête de cheval IV, Christophe Charbonnel

Tête de cheval IV

Christophe Charbonnel

Sculpture - 235 x 51 x 134 cm Sculpture - 92.5 x 20.1 x 52.8 inch

$78,477

Photography, Sally And Sunny, Slim Aarons

Sally And Sunny

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch

$3,503

Photography, We Know Our Place, Slim Aarons

We Know Our Place

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch

$3,503

Photography, Anne Anka, Slim Aarons

Anne Anka

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$4,137

Photography, Alice Topping, Slim Aarons

Alice Topping

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$4,137

Photography, Gloria Schiff, Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

Gloria Schiff, Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$3,980

Photography, George Cameron - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

George Cameron - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$3,980

Photography, Equestrian Entrance 1957, Slim Aarons

Equestrian Entrance 1957

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$4,892

Fine Art Drawings, Le daufin - de la mer - le cobra indien, André Robillard

Le daufin - de la mer - le cobra indien

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,794

Photography, Adam et Eve chassés du paradis, Lionel Morateur

Adam et Eve chassés du paradis

Lionel Morateur

Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$1,682

Photography, Mort d'un clown, Lionel Morateur

Mort d'un clown

Lionel Morateur

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,121

Painting, Basse-cour, Pascal Hayot

Basse-cour

Pascal Hayot

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

$504

Painting, Best friends, Dasha Pogodina

Best friends

Dasha Pogodina

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

$1,110

Painting, Everyday Life, Mr Brainwash

Everyday Life

Mr Brainwash

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 17.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 7 inch

$125,000

Painting, Femme dans les nuages, Gris De Garance

Femme dans les nuages

Gris De Garance

Painting - 30 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$112

Print, Purple Owl, Karel Appel

Purple Owl

Karel Appel

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

$2,496

Painting, La mesa esta servida, Sergio Moscona

La mesa esta servida

Sergio Moscona

Painting - 120 x 80 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$10,650

Design, Shark spirit, Richard Orlinski

Shark spirit

Richard Orlinski

Design - 14 x 10 x 8 cm Design - 5.5 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch

$325

Design, Elephant Spirit (Pink edition), Richard Orlinski

Elephant Spirit (Pink edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 14 x 12 x 5 cm Design - 5.5 x 4.7 x 2 inch

$336

Print, 508 Blue striped grunts school, Patrick Chevailler

508 Blue striped grunts school

Patrick Chevailler

Print - 71 x 107 x 2 cm Print - 28 x 42.1 x 0.8 inch

$729

Design, Bas Relief Kong Red, Richard Orlinski

Bas Relief Kong Red

Richard Orlinski

Design - 14 x 14 x 2 cm Design - 5.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch

$437

Sculpture, Golden bull, Jaromir Gargulak

Golden bull

Jaromir Gargulak

Sculpture - 9 x 22 x 10 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch

$2,231

Design, Elephant spirit (pink edition), Richard Orlinski

Elephant spirit (pink edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 14 x 12 x 5 cm Design - 5.5 x 4.7 x 2 inch

$415

Sculpture, Wild Kong oil tag, Richard Orlinski

Wild Kong oil tag

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 44 x 25 x 12 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 9.8 x 4.7 inch

$14,462

Painting, Lost in the Luna park, Joanna Raad

Lost in the Luna park

Joanna Raad

Painting - 38 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch

$1,080

Painting, Théorie sur l'évolution : Poisson en baskets 1, Guillaume Nicolaou

Théorie sur l'évolution : Poisson en baskets 1

Guillaume Nicolaou

Painting - 67 x 71 x 4 cm Painting - 26.4 x 28 x 1.6 inch

$1,570

Print, Orage, enlèvement, poursuite, Pablo Picasso

Orage, enlèvement, poursuite

Pablo Picasso

Print - 36 x 47 cm Print - 14.2 x 18.5 inch

$8,408

Sculpture, Tête de jeune Orang-Outan, Jean-François Gambino

Tête de jeune Orang-Outan

Jean-François Gambino

Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch

$3,924

Photography, We know our place, Slim Aarons

We know our place

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$3,913

Painting, Bestiaire XX, J Eleme

Bestiaire XX

J Eleme

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

$1,345

Painting, Bestiaire XVII, J Eleme

Bestiaire XVII

J Eleme

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

$1,233

Painting, Le Majestueux - série poisson, Alexandra Baudin

Le Majestueux - série poisson

Alexandra Baudin

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,083

Sculpture, Standing bear, Richard Orlinski

Standing bear

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 4.3 inch

$5,800

Fine Art Drawings, Le dompteur, Camille Hilaire

Le dompteur

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.9 inch

$897

Painting, Mitsuko, Marco Araldi & Keng Wai Lee

Mitsuko

Marco Araldi & Keng Wai Lee

Painting - 126 x 66 x 4 cm Painting - 49.6 x 26 x 1.6 inch

$2,121

Print, Somewhere, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Somewhere

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,211

Print, Résurgence, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Résurgence

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,211

Print, Plasmatique, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Plasmatique

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,211

Print, Migration, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Migration

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,211

Photography, Sauveterre, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Sauveterre

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,076

Print, Aldyaran, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Aldyaran

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,166

Print, I Generali (The Generals), Enrico Baj

I Generali (The Generals)

Enrico Baj

Print - 55.5 x 75.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 21.9 x 29.7 x 0 inch

$673

Print, The shell - UnderWater, Julie Ruelle

The shell - UnderWater

Julie Ruelle

Print - 44 x 40 cm Print - 17.3 x 15.7 inch

$336

Print, Thau - UnderWater, Julie Ruelle

Thau - UnderWater

Julie Ruelle

Print - 38 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 15 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Le poulpe - UnderWater, Julie Ruelle

Le poulpe - UnderWater

Julie Ruelle

Print - 48 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.9 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$448

Painting, Banc de poissons #15, David Jehan (B.boss)

Banc de poissons #15

David Jehan (B.boss)

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$617

Print, Saint Georges tout seul et le dragon, Robert Combas

Saint Georges tout seul et le dragon

Robert Combas

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

$2,466

Photography, Alpage de l'Alpe du Lauzet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais, José Nicolas

Alpage de l'Alpe du Lauzet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais

José Nicolas

Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$561

Print, J’ai demandé à la lune, Yohan Storti

J’ai demandé à la lune

Yohan Storti

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

$336

Painting, Aurum 20, Marco Araldi & Keng Wai Lee

Aurum 20

Marco Araldi & Keng Wai Lee

Painting - 42.5 x 35.5 x 5 cm Painting - 16.7 x 14 x 2 inch

$1,127

Painting, Aurum 19, Marco Araldi & Keng Wai Lee

Aurum 19

Marco Araldi & Keng Wai Lee

Painting - 42.5 x 35.5 x 5 cm Painting - 16.7 x 14 x 2 inch

$1,127

Painting, Stockholm Syndrome, Jacques Tange

Stockholm Syndrome

Jacques Tange

Painting - 120 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$6,951

Design, Tristan Eaton Kiss My Assassin 400%, Bearbrick

Tristan Eaton Kiss My Assassin 400%

Bearbrick

Design - 28 x 13 x 10 cm Design - 11 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch

$1,570

Painting, Boîte de Petri #12, David Jehan (B.boss)

Boîte de Petri #12

David Jehan (B.boss)

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

$729

Sculpture, Giraffe and her three daughters, Sophie Verger

Giraffe and her three daughters

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 77 x 16 x 23 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 6.3 x 9.1 inch

$6,615

Sculpture, The problem with the wolf, Sophie Verger

The problem with the wolf

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 25 x 48 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 18.9 x 3.9 inch

$6,727

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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