Animal

Painting, 3 perroquets, Albott Bonhomme

3 perroquets

Albott Bonhomme

Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,355

Sculpture, Jongetje met hond (Little boy with dog), Babette Degraeve

Jongetje met hond (Little boy with dog)

Babette Degraeve

Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.1 x 4.3 inch

$988

Painting, Being is love / 431, Christine Zanella

Being is love / 431

Christine Zanella

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,107

Print, Manet’s Olympia, Mel Ramos

Manet’s Olympia

Mel Ramos

Print - 20 x 26.5 inch

$4,000

Sculpture, Le Cheval d'Arson, Arson

Le Cheval d'Arson

Arson

Sculpture - 78.7 x 35.4 x 11.8 inch

$14,116

Painting, September 13, cows at the Mont Gerbier de Jonc, Anne Baudequin

September 13, cows at the Mont Gerbier de Jonc

Anne Baudequin

Painting - 24 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,600

Sculpture, La part du Lion, Jean-François Gambino

La part du Lion

Jean-François Gambino

Sculpture - 25.6 x 29.5 x 27.6 inch

$54,206

Sculpture, Angel Bear - 24K Gold Plated, Richard Texier

Angel Bear - 24K Gold Plated

Richard Texier

Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.1 x 6.5 inch

$1,016

Print, The Hall of Lost Steps 1, Izabela Apananska

The Hall of Lost Steps 1

Izabela Apananska

Print - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$508

Painting, Scène taurine, Juan Benito

Scène taurine

Juan Benito

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$779

Print, African Elephant, Ron English

African Elephant

Ron English

Print - 34.3 x 23.8 inch

$903

Painting, Mother Nature 4, Peny Manavi

Mother Nature 4

Peny Manavi

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,259

Painting, Hija de la luz del Palacio, Mayte Solé Murillo

Hija de la luz del Palacio

Mayte Solé Murillo

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$452

Painting, Ephemeral Bonds, SISC

Ephemeral Bonds

SISC

Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$474 $427

Design, Puzzle Janvier L'attente, La Robotte

Puzzle Janvier L'attente

La Robotte

Design - 8.7 x 5.9 x 3 inch

$45

Painting, Sans titre, Wong Wa

Sans titre

Wong Wa

Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 inch

$1,016

Fine Art Drawings, Squirrel in the Forest, Minako Asakura

Squirrel in the Forest

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 13.1 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,073

Painting, Le vol des pigeons, Rodolpho Tamanini Netto

Le vol des pigeons

Rodolpho Tamanini Netto

Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Sculpture, Swarovski Panther, Yves & Yulia Pires

Swarovski Panther

Yves & Yulia Pires

Sculpture - 9.4 x 26.4 x 6.3 inch

$16,940

Fine Art Drawings, Des araignées dans le grenier, Michaël Brack

Des araignées dans le grenier

Michaël Brack

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$791

Sculpture, Nature's Sentinel: A Teddy Bear's Reverie, Abhishek Kumar

Nature's Sentinel: A Teddy Bear's Reverie

Abhishek Kumar

Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 24 inch

$3,050

Photography, La Renaissance (poudre de diamant), Jonas Leriche

La Renaissance (poudre de diamant)

Jonas Leriche

Photography - 50 x 34.3 x 0.8 inch

$18,069

Painting, Indian music, Jean-Pierre Lorand

Indian music

Jean-Pierre Lorand

Painting - 13 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Photography, Le Pigeon, Antoine Buttafoghi

Le Pigeon

Antoine Buttafoghi

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$1,581

Painting, Idée lumineuse, Zozio

Idée lumineuse

Zozio

Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$56

Print, Atlas, Julien Durix

Atlas

Julien Durix

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$593

Painting, Le Grand Duc à L’Opéra, Dan Jacobson

Le Grand Duc à L’Opéra

Dan Jacobson

Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,823

Painting, I Got the Power, Alina Shimova

I Got the Power

Alina Shimova

Painting - 48 x 36 inch

$6,950

Photography, Dalmatian pelican - Pelecanus crispus, Ivaylo Zafirov

Dalmatian pelican - Pelecanus crispus

Ivaylo Zafirov

Photography - 14.6 x 19.7 inch

$237

Sculpture, Pink uniCAN!, Brent Estabrook

Pink uniCAN!

Brent Estabrook

Sculpture - 16.1 x 18.9 x 13 inch

$19,000

Sculpture, Grand taureau brun, Richard Pommier

Grand taureau brun

Richard Pommier

Sculpture - 10.2 x 11 x 7.5 inch

$678

Painting, Passant du même chemin, Philippe Monnet

Passant du même chemin

Philippe Monnet

Painting - 12 x 8.4 x 0 inch

$248

Painting, Les poissons pois, Laurence Leccia

Les poissons pois

Laurence Leccia

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,016

Fine Art Drawings, Coquillage des îles ! (1), Noël Granger

Coquillage des îles ! (1)

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$102

Painting, The rural life in Haiti, Makenol Profil

The rural life in Haiti

Makenol Profil

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,343

Print, Janvier L'attente, La Robotte

Janvier L'attente

La Robotte

Print - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$169

Sculpture, Guépard, Valerian Sioridzé

Guépard

Valerian Sioridzé

Sculpture - 8.3 x 16.5 x 3.5 inch

$1,073

Photography, Goose-in-Love-with-Boy-in-Love-with-Goose ; Rumination Concerning Interspecies and Same-Sex Marriage, Erie Country fair, Hambourg, New York, Les Krims

Goose-in-Love-with-Boy-in-Love-with-Goose ; Rumination Concerning Interspecies and Same-Sex Marriage, Erie Country fair, Hambourg, New York

Les Krims

Photography - 15.2 x 19.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, The big rhinoceros, Thierry Virton

The big rhinoceros

Thierry Virton

Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$463

Sculpture, Teddy Gold (Médium), Marc Boffin

Teddy Gold (Médium)

Marc Boffin

Sculpture - 8.3 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch

$1,118

Painting, La déesse de la mer, L'Insecte

La déesse de la mer

L'Insecte

Painting - 13.8 x 28.7 x 2.2 inch

$1,807

Painting, The man who lost himself, Zhivko Mutafchiev

The man who lost himself

Zhivko Mutafchiev

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,823

Print, Ultimate Freedom rehaussée, Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Ultimate Freedom rehaussée

Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$316

Painting, Est-ce que l’art a le pouvoir de changer les sentiments ?, Audrey Faivre

Est-ce que l’art a le pouvoir de changer les sentiments ?

Audrey Faivre

Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,063

Sculpture, Taureau 1, Julien Cuny

Taureau 1

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, An Unlikely Pair, June Johnson

An Unlikely Pair

June Johnson

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$2,400

Painting, Manifestation: Camomile tea, Eury Kim

Manifestation: Camomile tea

Eury Kim

Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,683

Sculpture, Horse head, Jón Leifsson

Horse head

Jón Leifsson

Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.4 x 5.9 inch

$903

Sculpture, Kongo, Michel Duclos

Kongo

Michel Duclos

Sculpture - 16.5 x 12.2 x 7.1 inch

$2,146

Photography, Hidden place, Joël Cadiou

Hidden place

Joël Cadiou

Photography - 8.3 x 11.8 inch

$903

Painting, Heart of Oaks, Gerlanda di Francia

Heart of Oaks

Gerlanda di Francia

Painting - 19.7 x 14.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,491

Photography, Contemplum #022, Dani Garcia Sarabia

Contemplum #022

Dani Garcia Sarabia

Photography - 19.7 x 13 x 0 inch

$960

Print, Anaconda II, Hunt Slonem

Anaconda II

Hunt Slonem

Print - 30 x 22 inch

$750

Photography, Terra Incognita - Le Grand Canyon, Guillaume Pépy

Terra Incognita - Le Grand Canyon

Guillaume Pépy

Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 inch

$1,581

Sculpture, Panthère strassée, François Rambaud

Panthère strassée

François Rambaud

Sculpture - 21.7 x 59.1 x 13.8 inch

$10,728

Painting, Running from the wave 2, Elena Sokolova

Running from the wave 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch

$536

Painting, Sunny Landscape, Michalina Czurakowska

Sunny Landscape

Michalina Czurakowska

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$15,189

Painting, Wild votary, Susan Rocklin

Wild votary

Susan Rocklin

Painting - 25.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$5,089

Painting, Apple tree, Stanislaw Sobolewski

Apple tree

Stanislaw Sobolewski

Painting - 36.2 x 24.2 inch

$847

Painting, Girl with a hound, Maciej Urbaniak

Girl with a hound

Maciej Urbaniak

Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Fine Art Drawings, Healing Greenland, Chunja And Animal Friends, Shin Seung-Hun

Healing Greenland, Chunja And Animal Friends

Shin Seung-Hun

Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 30.5 x 0 inch

$1,129

Print, Le courage des inconscients, Yoann Merienne

Le courage des inconscients

Yoann Merienne

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$903

Sculpture, Jellyfish Dark Blue Small, Olivier Coisne

Jellyfish Dark Blue Small

Olivier Coisne

Sculpture - 15.4 x 3.9 x 7.9 inch

$1,863

Painting, Les dieux sortent de la calebasse, Luciana Benitez Renteria

Les dieux sortent de la calebasse

Luciana Benitez Renteria

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,259

Painting, Tiger In Balance, Anastasia Kurakina

Tiger In Balance

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,581

Fine Art Drawings, Grande vanité aux papillons, Philippe Pasqua

Grande vanité aux papillons

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$31,620

Painting, Dual perception, Alexander Tadesse

Dual perception

Alexander Tadesse

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Print, Migration, Sun7

Migration

Sun7

Print - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,016

Painting, The Jazz Cat, Simon Linardi

The Jazz Cat

Simon Linardi

Painting - 43.3 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch

$6,155

Painting, Butxaca I, Fernando Alday

Butxaca I

Fernando Alday

Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 inch

$1,016

Painting, Les oiseaux dans la neige, Christian Silvain

Les oiseaux dans la neige

Christian Silvain

Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 3.1 inch

$14,681

Sculpture, Coq Noir, William Byl

Coq Noir

William Byl

Sculpture - 20.9 x 13 x 7.9 inch

$3,331

Painting, Koi anticipation  XI, Peter Goodhall

Koi anticipation XI

Peter Goodhall

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,929

Sculpture, Bird 3.3, VanBinh

Bird 3.3

VanBinh

Sculpture - 19.9 x 13.4 x 12.2 inch

$4,291

Painting, Birds in the Garden III, Russell Edward Vanecek

Birds in the Garden III

Russell Edward Vanecek

Painting - 30 x 22 x 1.5 inch

$2,289

Print, L'enfant et l'oiseau, Rémi Blanchard

L'enfant et l'oiseau

Rémi Blanchard

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$734

Print, The Pleasures of Failure, Éric Lacan

The Pleasures of Failure

Éric Lacan

Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$1,242

Photography, Window to Our Soul, Ejaz Khan

Window to Our Soul

Ejaz Khan

Photography - 33 x 49 x 1 inch

$3,600

Painting, The king, Phil

The king

Phil

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$960

Sculpture, Grande panthère, Yves Pires

Grande panthère

Yves Pires

Sculpture - 18.9 x 54.3 x 14.2 inch

$11,067

Painting, Aimer, Jean-Charles Gautier

Aimer

Jean-Charles Gautier

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Photography, Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Composition IV, Jakub Pasierkiewicz

Composition IV

Jakub Pasierkiewicz

Fine Art Drawings - 52.8 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch

$3,424

Photography, Pink or black 03, Camargue, Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Pink or black 03, Camargue

Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

$565

Print, Moon Stag, Guy Allen

Moon Stag

Guy Allen

Print - 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$856

Painting, Little Gecko, Patricia Njeri

Little Gecko

Patricia Njeri

Painting - 23.2 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,468

Painting, Taureau 3 étoiles, José Pirès

Taureau 3 étoiles

José Pirès

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,976

Print, One love, Paola Pivi

One love

Paola Pivi

Print - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$407

Painting, Sa majesté, Isabelle Lebret

Sa majesté

Isabelle Lebret

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,647

Painting, Starry Sky, Bonnie Atlan

Starry Sky

Bonnie Atlan

Painting - 12 x 15.9 x 1.6 inch

$990

Sculpture, Blue Lace and Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull, Angela Morris-Winmill

Blue Lace and Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull

Angela Morris-Winmill

Sculpture - 29.5 x 21.7 x 7.9 inch

$2,627

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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