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.
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 84.5 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 33.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,350
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,600
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Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€800
Agnès Tiollier
Design . 150 x 150 x 6 cm Design . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2.4 inch
€4,300
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Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,600
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 70 x 0.18 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,200
Sasha Robinson
Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
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Sasha Robinson
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch
€500
Sasha Robinson
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€1,300
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7 x 4.7 x 0 inch
€600
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Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 48.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 19.1 x 0.1 inch
€780
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 39.5 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.6 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
€500
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 20.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch
€760
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 24.5 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.6 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€620
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 21.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.4 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€540
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
€700
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting . 91 x 122 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.8 x 48 x 0 inch
€1,700 €1,190
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting . 81 x 117 x 1 cm Painting . 31.9 x 46.1 x 0.4 inch
€800
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Print . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€1,000
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€800 €480
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture . 84 x 84 x 4 cm Sculpture . 33.1 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch
€1,000
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€800
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 91 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€990 €594
Galya Popova
Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,080
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Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€2,000
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€1,900
Galya Popova
Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€960
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Galya Popova
Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,440
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Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€2,000
Galya Popova
Painting . 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
€640
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Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€500
Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€500
Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€260
Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Painting . 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
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Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 4.1 inch
€800
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Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 12.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.5 x 5 inch
€800
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Frank De Blok
Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
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Stefano Mazzolini
Sculpture . 100 x 80 x 8 cm Sculpture . 39.4 x 31.5 x 3.1 inch
€4,000
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Stefano Mazzolini
Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€2,500
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Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings . 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings . 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting . 90 x 90 x 8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 3.1 inch
€2,000
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Stefano Mazzolini
Painting . 136 x 106 x 1 cm Painting . 53.5 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch
€3,000
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Stefano Mazzolini
Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
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Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture . 65 x 90 x 80 cm Sculpture . 25.6 x 35.4 x 31.5 inch
€59,000
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Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch
€28,000 €18,760
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Philippe Pasqua
Painting . 330 x 220 x 10 cm Painting . 129.9 x 86.6 x 3.9 inch
€120,000
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Philippe Pasqua
Painting . 130 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€10,900 €7,630
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Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€3,000
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€3,800
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings . 58 x 71.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.8 x 28.1 x 0.4 inch
€2,500
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings . 35.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€3,800
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Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings . 37 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.6 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€3,200
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Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.2 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€3,400
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