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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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Print, Man and Dog, Annora Spence

Man and Dog

Annora Spence

Print . 43.2 x 44.5 x 5.1 cm Print . 17 x 17.5 x 2 inch

$1,349

Print, Owl Fancier, Irena Aizen

Owl Fancier

Irena Aizen

Print . 25 x 19.5 x 0.5 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.7 x 0.2 inch

$775

Print, Bleu, Corneille

Bleu

Corneille

Print . 35 x 27 x 1 cm Print . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$419

Print, Pink Cat, Karel Appel

Pink Cat

Karel Appel

Print . 62.2 x 81.9 x 1.3 cm Print . 24.5 x 32.25 x 0.5 inch

$2,697

Print, Concita, Clet Abraham

Concita

Clet Abraham

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

$167

Print, Death03285, Death NYC

Death03285

Death NYC

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

$238

Print, Spring, Israel Rubinstein

Spring

Israel Rubinstein

Print . 99.1 x 69.9 x 0.5 cm Print . 39 x 27.5 x 0.2 inch

$647

Print, Owl, Ivar Nordhagen

Owl

Ivar Nordhagen

Print . 63 x 54 cm Print . 24.8 x 21.3 inch

$2,152

Print, Sans titre 2, Alëxone

Sans titre 2

Alëxone

Print . 42 x 30 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.8 inch

$389

Print, Ciel étoilé, Léa Dedieu

Ciel étoilé

Léa Dedieu

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$203

Print, Ultimes 4, Kumi Sugaï

Ultimes 4

Kumi Sugaï

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

$717

Print, Sandro, Claude Weisbuch

Sandro

Claude Weisbuch

Print . 65.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print . 25.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$897

Print, Minor, Antoni Tapies

Minor

Antoni Tapies

Print . 40 x 56 cm Print . 15.7 x 22 inch

$2,930

Print, Shelter, Marcin Owczarek

Shelter

Marcin Owczarek

Print . 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.05 cm Print . 40 x 60 x 0 inch

$11,460

Print, Le Picador, Bernard Buffet

Le Picador

Bernard Buffet

Print . 55 x 75 x 1 cm Print . 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,989

Print, The Cat, Gianpaolo Berto

The Cat

Gianpaolo Berto

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

$239

Print, Birds, Marcello Pirro

Birds

Marcello Pirro

Print . 50 x 34 x 0.3 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch

$287

Print, Deers, Orfeo Vitali

Deers

Orfeo Vitali

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

$239

Print, Horses, Ludwik Maciag

Horses

Ludwik Maciag

Print . 15 x 9 cm Print . 5.9 x 3.5 inch

$538

Print, Sama, Shake

Sama

Shake

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$777

Print, L'envol, Jean-Marie Guiny

L'envol

Jean-Marie Guiny

Print . 30 x 33 x 0.3 cm Print . 11.8 x 13 x 0.1 inch

$538

Print, Weirdo N°14, Robert Crumb

Weirdo N°14

Robert Crumb

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

$658