Animal

The blue butterfly, Vincent Bardou

The blue butterfly

Vincent Bardou

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,808

Synthesis, BB.Queen

Synthesis

BB.Queen

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$2,160 $1,944

Kong oil, Richard Orlinski

Kong oil

Richard Orlinski

Design - 6.7 x 3.9 x 2.4 inch

$529

Butterfly Wild Style, Onemizer

Butterfly Wild Style

Onemizer

Painting - 3.1 x 3.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,998

Tête de cheval impressionniste, Martín Duque

Tête de cheval impressionniste

Martín Duque

Sculpture - 20.9 x 8.3 x 12 inch

$1,382

The GPS, Nataliya Bagatskaya

The GPS

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,404

Menteur, Christian Silvain

Menteur

Christian Silvain

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,700

Solentiname Nicaragua, Luis Alvarado

Solentiname Nicaragua

Luis Alvarado

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$864

Munny Cameleon, Onemizer

Munny Cameleon

Onemizer

Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$4,860

Ma chatte est possessive !, Béatrice Terra

Ma chatte est possessive !

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,916

Pelican, Franck Scala

Pelican

Franck Scala

Sculpture - 23.6 x 49.2 x 3.1 inch

$961

Accolade devant la tour Eiffel, M.Chat

Accolade devant la tour Eiffel

M.Chat

Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$9,180

Panthère Swarovski, Richard Orlinski

Panthère Swarovski

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 18.9 x 43.3 x 8.7 inch

$86,404

Balade multicolor, Shelby

Balade multicolor

Shelby

Sculpture - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,456

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

Boîte de Petri #12

David Jehan (B.boss)

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$745

Three acrobatic elephants, Sophie Verger

Three acrobatic elephants

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 15.4 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$3,456

Spring-like, Gediminas Endriekus

Spring-like

Gediminas Endriekus

Sculpture - 13 x 4.3 x 4.7 inch

$4,536 $4,309

Fishing Twins, Idowu Emmanuel

Fishing Twins

Idowu Emmanuel

Painting - 46 x 38 x 1 inch

$1,850

Irish Stag, Gavin O'Donoghue

Irish Stag

Gavin O'Donoghue

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,364

Trio ours Porsche red n° 2, André Gacko

Trio ours Porsche red n° 2

André Gacko

Sculpture - 31.5 x 9.8 x 9.1 inch

$3,996

Naruhiko, Zianko Vasili

Naruhiko

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$4,536

My friend 32, Sehee Byun

My friend 32

Sehee Byun

Painting - 20.9 x 20.9 x 1.6 inch

$1,728

Girl Child and Her Companion 1, Eyitayo Alagbe

Girl Child and Her Companion 1

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$4,500

Fly#3, Sparkle

Fly#3

Sparkle

Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

$864

Sa majesté - série animal et botanique, Marie-Véronique Samaden

Sa majesté - série animal et botanique

Marie-Véronique Samaden

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,026

Date of Lovers, Isaac Maimon

Date of Lovers

Isaac Maimon

Painting - 41.9 x 30.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,800

Beautiful evolution, Gill Bustamante

Beautiful evolution

Gill Bustamante

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$2,865

Red cloned poudel, William Sweetlove

Red cloned poudel

William Sweetlove

Sculpture - 40.2 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,944

Chihuahua Gang Walking (Large) French School oil painting Basel, Bazévian Delacapucinière

Chihuahua Gang Walking (Large) French School oil painting Basel

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

$2,160

Aquacats, Chanoir

Aquacats

Chanoir

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,620

Head, Menashe Kadishman

Head

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$2,041

Singes sagesse Power, Miko-R

Singes sagesse Power

Miko-R

Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch

$2,376

Dragon, Jeanjerome

Dragon

Jeanjerome

Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$2,635 $2,372

L'oiseau sous la lampe, Théo Tobiasse

L'oiseau sous la lampe

Théo Tobiasse

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$22,681

Trapped on a magic Maze, Juli Manara

Trapped on a magic Maze

Juli Manara

Print - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,350

Bunny - Blue Hallowed, Hunt Slonem

Bunny - Blue Hallowed

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$7,020

Rat City, Rose

Rat City

Rose

Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13 x 0.4 inch

$108 $92

Still II, Raena Abellla

Still II

Raena Abellla

Photography - 44.1 x 64.2 inch

$3,428

Horsemen from the Nothingness Series, Kamal Obat Art

Horsemen from the Nothingness Series

Kamal Obat Art

Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,300

Abondance, Leona Rose

Abondance

Leona Rose

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,296

Lord Aigle, PyB

Lord Aigle

PyB

Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.5 x 2.4 inch

$259

Strictly viewed, everyone is here, Galia Chuntova

Strictly viewed, everyone is here

Galia Chuntova

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$961

Gros bisous, Lea Novaro

Gros bisous

Lea Novaro

Design - 3.9 x 7.9 x 2 inch

$1,004

Watusi in Profile, Drew Doggett

Watusi in Profile

Drew Doggett

Photography - 27 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$1,782

Gina, Capocci

Gina

Capocci

Sculpture - 16.5 x 11 x 15.7 inch

$2,592

Sweet baby pink, Fabien Novarino

Sweet baby pink

Fabien Novarino

Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,456

Ratterling, L.E.T.

Ratterling

L.E.T.

Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 inch

$864

Horse Head, Andrew Kazantsev

Horse Head

Andrew Kazantsev

Sculpture - 24 x 9.8 x 19.7 inch

$2,700

L'oiseau jaune, Georges Braque

L'oiseau jaune

Georges Braque

Print - 21.5 x 29.9 inch

$7,020

French bully, Phantom Art

French bully

Phantom Art

Sculpture - 35.8 x 11.8 x 43.3 inch

$3,780

Yoda Kaléidoscope, Benjamin Pietri

Yoda Kaléidoscope

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.7 x 2.2 inch

$864

Chat #2, Martin

Chat #2

Martin

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$842

Bird, Lee Kaplan

Bird

Lee Kaplan

Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$2,800

Le Bellâtre, Hadrien David

Le Bellâtre

Hadrien David

Sculpture - 18.5 x 19.7 x 4.7 inch

$7,452

Scarface - The World is Yours - Tony Montana - Silver Edition, Belart Collective

Scarface - The World is Yours - Tony Montana - Silver Edition

Belart Collective

Print - 39.8 x 30.3 x 1.6 inch

$3,769

Somewhere closer to the equator, Ieva Trinkunaite

Somewhere closer to the equator

Ieva Trinkunaite

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,080

The horse of Mansion, Dananjaya Edirisinghe

The horse of Mansion

Dananjaya Edirisinghe

Sculpture - 26.8 x 20.5 x 8.3 inch

$1,296

Black panther Blanc ivoire alpha - statue résine pop art street art, DED2008

Black panther Blanc ivoire alpha - statue résine pop art street art

DED2008

Sculpture - 6.3 x 19.7 x 3.5 inch

$864

Big turtle Elliot, Irena Tone

Big turtle Elliot

Irena Tone

Design - 3.9 x 8.5 x 8.5 inch

$346

Scarabée égyptien, Artiste Barry

Scarabée égyptien

Artiste Barry

Sculpture - 1.6 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch

$378

Dancing with the rays, Diane Bellier

Dancing with the rays

Diane Bellier

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,160

Tagg cat, Tango

Tagg cat

Tango

Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

$216 $194

Eurasian Eagle Owl #3, Brad Wilson

Eurasian Eagle Owl #3

Brad Wilson

Photography - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$2,160

Tigers 05, Rafal Gadowski

Tigers 05

Rafal Gadowski

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,944

Rugby poëtique, Alain Arnouil

Rugby poëtique

Alain Arnouil

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$810

Wakouwa, Izumi Kato

Wakouwa

Izumi Kato

Sculpture - 6.9 x 1.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,296

Companion, Afeez Aregbede

Companion

Afeez Aregbede

Painting - 42.1 x 30.3 x 1 inch

$2,000

Symbiose, Cécile Jaunet

Symbiose

Cécile Jaunet

Painting - 45.7 x 108.3 x 0.8 inch

$6,480

L'année du tigre, Hom Nguyen

L'année du tigre

Hom Nguyen

Print - 33.9 x 26 x 1.2 inch

$1,998

Golden flying, Ia Liparteliani

Golden flying

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$756

Ayanfe Omo Oba, Wale Ajayi

Ayanfe Omo Oba

Wale Ajayi

Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$3,550

Babolex X Snoop Dogg (Babosnoop), Vincent Faudemer

Babolex X Snoop Dogg (Babosnoop)

Vincent Faudemer

Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch

$864

Dahlia Sin, Keng Wai Lee

Dahlia Sin

Keng Wai Lee

Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,096

Goldfish XLVII, Daniel Loveday

Goldfish XLVII

Daniel Loveday

Painting - 25.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,022

Rossinhòu rossinholet, Chiara Scarpone

Rossinhòu rossinholet

Chiara Scarpone

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,026

Les amoureux (tortues), Philippe Dias

Les amoureux (tortues)

Philippe Dias

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$2,376

City Doggie NY, Art Vladi

City Doggie NY

Art Vladi

Sculpture - 13 x 11 x 6.3 inch

$972

My kid just ruined my François Pompon, Ziegler T

My kid just ruined my François Pompon

Ziegler T

Sculpture - 7.1 x 12.6 x 4.3 inch

$486

Dolfin, Cyril Maccioni

Dolfin

Cyril Maccioni

Sculpture - 14.6 x 8.7 x 9.4 inch

$15,121

Panda aurore boreal, Domone

Panda aurore boreal

Domone

Sculpture - 24.4 x 22.4 x 17.7 inch

$2,916

No name, Christophe Ruiz

No name

Christophe Ruiz

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch

$1,026

Collection Butterfly l'envol N°1263, Patrick Salamone

Collection Butterfly l'envol N°1263

Patrick Salamone

Painting - 31.5 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,620

Nana, Carolina Adan

Nana

Carolina Adan

Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,485

Untitled, Cyp Cristiali

Untitled

Cyp Cristiali

Painting - 9.8 x 11.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,160

Rex and his chair, Willem Botha

Rex and his chair

Willem Botha

Sculpture - 5.9 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$3,024

Lion in red, Maudin

Lion in red

Maudin

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$918 $689

Le corbeau voulant imiter l'aigle, Lukas Kandl

Le corbeau voulant imiter l'aigle

Lukas Kandl

Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$6,750

Butterfly dream, Kirstin McCoy

Butterfly dream

Kirstin McCoy

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,080

At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau, Sylvie Gaudissart

At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau

Sylvie Gaudissart

Sculpture - 4.1 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

$2,106

Stymphalian I, Radoslav Maglov

Stymphalian I

Radoslav Maglov

Sculpture - 14.6 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch

$907

Menschenfresser, Marcelo Martin Burgos

Menschenfresser

Marcelo Martin Burgos

Sculpture - 20.9 x 24.4 x 8.7 inch

$11,341

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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