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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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Design, Manège, AC 5

Manège

AC 5

Design . 52 x 60.5 x 19 cm Design . 20.5 x 23.8 x 7.5 inch

$616 $524

Print, Le Tiercé, Victor Spahn

Le Tiercé

Victor Spahn

Print . 30 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$256

Print, Release, E. Robledo

Release

E. Robledo

Print . 58 x 38 x 1 cm Print . 22.8 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$1,162

Print, Sans titre, Jordi Alumà

Sans titre

Jordi Alumà

Print . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$698

Print, Sauvage, Luc Mora

Sauvage

Luc Mora

Print . 60 x 40 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$523 $393

Print, Control, Jose Royo

Control

Jose Royo

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.3 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$2,663

Print, Pigeon, Giselle Hallf

Pigeon

Giselle Hallf

Print . 25 x 19 x 0.5 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.5 x 0.2 inch

$326

Print, Animals, Supocaos

Animals

Supocaos

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$523

Print, Félix Azur, C215

Félix Azur

C215

Print . 50 x 40 x 0.01 cm Print . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$919

Print, Walking Cat, Karel Appel

Walking Cat

Karel Appel

Print . 62.9 x 81.9 x 0.3 cm Print . 24.75 x 32.25 x 0.1 inch

$2,025

Print, Margay XL, C215

Margay XL

C215

Print . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$453

Print, Analysis, Irena Snarska

Analysis

Irena Snarska

Print . 64 x 49 cm Print . 25.2 x 19.3 inch

$581

Print, Bleu Océan, Enki Bilal

Bleu Océan

Enki Bilal

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

$919

Print, La tendresse, SKP

La tendresse

SKP

Print . 50 x 40 x 0.3 cm Print . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$215

Print, Untitled, Ramon Llovet

Untitled

Ramon Llovet

Print . 56 x 45 cm Print . 22 x 17.7 inch

$523

Print, Katz, C215

Katz

C215

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$686

Print, Chromo 6, Carlos Pazos

Chromo 6

Carlos Pazos

Print . 56 x 76 x 0.02 cm Print . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$581

Print, Bullfighter, Josè Guevara

Bullfighter

Josè Guevara

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$256

Print, Tigre, Camilla Falsini

Tigre

Camilla Falsini

Print . 46 x 37 cm Print . 18.1 x 14.6 inch

$116

Print, M.Chat Golden, M.Chat

M.Chat Golden

M.Chat

Print . 7.5 x 8.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 3 x 3.3 x 0.1 inch

$115

Print, Aquarium, Ken Done

Aquarium

Ken Done

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

$508 $458

Print, Cats, Gernot Kissel

Cats

Gernot Kissel

Print . 62 x 71 cm Print . 24.4 x 28 inch

$508 $356

Print, L'étreinte, Mister Pee

L'étreinte

Mister Pee

Print . 40 x 30 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$116

Print, Chat Bleu, C215

Chat Bleu

C215

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$756

Print, Death01162, Death NYC

Death01162

Death NYC

Print . 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$231

Print, Concita, Clet Abraham

Concita

Clet Abraham

Print . 47 x 37 cm Print . 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$163