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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Sculpture, Mauka, Anne Rabion

Anne Rabion

Sculpture - 25 x 11 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.3 x 3.9 inch

$900

Painting, Savanah Blues, Brusk (DMV)

Brusk (DMV)

Painting - 85 x 105 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

$9,004

Sculpture, Les copines, Sophie Barut

Sophie Barut

Sculpture - 5 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 2 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch

$960

Painting, Tiger graf', DN

DN

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

$1,080

Photography, Black Leopard #2, Brad Wilson

Brad Wilson

Photography - 74 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$2,401

Painting, Yayoi, Yu Deng

Yu Deng

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$3,001

Painting, Bessodia, Florence Dussuyer

Florence Dussuyer

Painting - 130 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

$12,005

Sculpture, Taureau 5, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$900

Painting, Reptile 2, Peny Manavi

Peny Manavi

Painting - 110 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,401

Sculpture, RoboCat pink, Hiro Ando

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 31 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$5,402

Painting, Roe Deer, Art Vladi

Art Vladi

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

$2,281 $1,825

Painting, Two Panthers, Patrick Villas

Patrick Villas

Painting - 110 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$8,163

Sculpture, The Elephant, Zdenek Legner

Zdenek Legner

Sculpture - 68 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$1,801

Photography, Dynamic goose, Frederic Bauer

Frederic Bauer

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,161

Print, Lady bird, Guy Allen

Guy Allen

Print - 45 x 45 cm Print - 17.7 x 17.7 inch

$631

Painting, Fly#3, Sparkle

Sparkle

Painting - 73 x 92 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

$960

Painting, Blue tiger focus, Mosko

Mosko

Painting - 36 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 14.2 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,441

Painting, Tendresse, M.Cros

M.Cros

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,401

Sculpture, Chouette, Patmoli

Patmoli

Sculpture - 39 x 30 x 7 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 11.8 x 2.8 inch

$720

Photography, Cow on Red (L), Randal Ford

Randal Ford

Photography - 121.9 x 121.9 cm Photography - 48 x 48 inch

$5,800

Print, Wild life 1, Oak Oak

Oak Oak

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$180 $144

Painting, Vitale, Keng Wai Lee

Keng Wai Lee

Painting - 81.5 x 81.5 x 4 cm Painting - 32.1 x 32.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,523

Sculpture, Arthus, Michel Duclos

Michel Duclos

Sculpture - 21 x 37 x 20 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 14.6 x 7.9 inch

$2,281

Print, Sauveteuses, Clemyart

Clemyart

Print - 48 x 32 x 1 cm Print - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

$600

Painting, Indomptable, Socrate

Socrate

Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,200 $960

Painting, A Moment Of Rest, Leo Ray

Leo Ray

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1 inch

$1,150

Print, Untitled, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

Print - 32 x 24 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$720

Print, Serpent néon, Dréa

Dréa

Print - 63.5 x 50.8 x 0.63 cm Print - 25 x 20 x 0.2 inch

$750

Painting, Estivale, Youngmi Kim

Youngmi Kim

Painting - 75 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$696

Sculpture, Horse, Gelitin

Gelitin

Sculpture - 132 x 60 x 100 cm Sculpture - 52 x 23.6 x 39.4 inch

$5,882

Print, One love, Paola Pivi

Paola Pivi

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

$432

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