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.
Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,219
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Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,219
Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,219
Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,219
Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,219
Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,219
Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,219
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,059
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$975
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 14.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$971
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,617
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 49.8 x 69.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.6 x 27.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,640
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$979
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$973
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$974
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,622
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,622
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$973
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$973
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 14.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$974
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 14.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$974
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$974
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 14.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$974
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$974
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$974
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 50.5 x 60.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.9 x 23.9 x 1 inch
$2,219
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 33.3 x 33.3 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.1 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
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Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 31.8 x 41 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.5 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,168
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 130.3 x 97 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 51.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$16,819
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Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 60.6 x 50.5 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.9 x 19.9 x 1 inch
$1,986
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 60.5 x 50.5 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.8 x 19.9 x 1 inch
$1,752
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 65.2 x 65.2 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.7 x 25.7 x 1 inch
$3,738
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 31.8 x 41 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.5 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,635
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 60.6 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,518
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 60.5 x 50.5 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.8 x 19.9 x 1 inch
$1,752
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 60.5 x 50.5 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.8 x 19.9 x 1 inch
$1,752
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 60.5 x 50.5 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.8 x 19.9 x 1 inch
$1,752
Richard Saint-Amans
Fine Art Drawings . 71 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$934
Richard Saint-Amans
Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$456 $410
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Richard Saint-Amans
Print . 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$232
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Richard Saint-Amans
Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$232
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Richard Saint-Amans
Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$232
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Richard Saint-Amans
Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$232
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Richard Saint-Amans
Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch
$701
Konstantin Kornakov
Photography . 60 x 45 cm Photography . 23.6 x 17.7 inch
$934
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Konstantin Kornakov
Photography . 40 x 60 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$934
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Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$389
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Konstantin Kornakov
Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$818
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Konstantin Kornakov
Photography . 40 x 40 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$701
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Konstantin Kornakov
Print . 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$245
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Konstantin Kornakov
Print . 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$245
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Konstantin Kornakov
Print . 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$245
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André Robillard
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,635
André Robillard
Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 68 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$3,270
André Robillard
Fine Art Drawings . 127 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$5,840
André Robillard
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,869
André Robillard
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,869
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$4,906
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Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,628
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,628
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,628
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,628
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$2,628
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,402
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 57.5 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.6 x 16.3 x 0 inch
$818
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$2,628
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 98 x 52.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 38.6 x 20.7 x 0 inch
$934
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 41.5 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.3 x 16.3 x 0 inch
$654
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 57.5 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.6 x 16.3 x 0 inch
$818
