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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, Mon lion, Arthur Millot

Mon lion

Arthur Millot

Print . 37 x 27 x 2 cm Print . 14.6 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$538

Print, Toro, Javier Herrero

Toro

Javier Herrero

Print . 53 x 53 cm Print . 20.9 x 20.9 inch

$275

Print, Félix fushia, C215

Félix fushia

C215

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

$956

Print, Tuileries, Fin Dac

Tuileries

Fin Dac

Print . 64 x 43 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 16.9 x 0 inch

$1,135

Print, Sans lui, Sophie Calle

Sans lui

Sophie Calle

Print . 18 x 13 cm Print . 7.1 x 5.1 inch

$956

Print, Le lion, Gilles Aillaud

Le lion

Gilles Aillaud

Print . 35 x 25 cm Print . 13.8 x 9.8 inch

$1,434

Print, Secret path, Olga Rakova

Secret path

Olga Rakova

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$645

Print, Toucan, Maxime Blachère

Toucan

Maxime Blachère

Print . 75 x 50 x 2 cm Print . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$191

Print, Pigeons, Marcello Pirro

Pigeons

Marcello Pirro

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

$358

Print, Red Lilly, Szabolcs Bozó

Red Lilly

Szabolcs Bozó

Print . 56 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print . 22 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$1,606

Print, Le poulpe, Marie Hugo

Le poulpe

Marie Hugo

Print . 52.5 x 69 cm Print . 20.7 x 27.2 inch

$956

Print, Suricates, Mosko

Suricates

Mosko

Print . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$299

Design, Kraken, Dávid Máriássy

Kraken

Dávid Máriássy

Design . 22 x 30 x 1 cm Design . 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$998

Print, Love, Takashi Murakami

Love

Takashi Murakami

Print . 50 x 50 cm Print . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,546

Print, Tea leaves, Amy Sol

Tea leaves

Amy Sol

Print . 43.18 x 35.56 x 0.2 cm Print . 17 x 14 x 0.1 inch

$538

Print, Hibou, Camilla Falsini

Hibou

Camilla Falsini

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

$119

Print, The Guardian, Leo Guida

The Guardian

Leo Guida

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

$239

Print, Equilibrio, Jose Royo

Equilibrio

Jose Royo

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

$2,736

Print, Le Cirque, Yves Brayer

Le Cirque

Yves Brayer

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.05 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$358

Print, Dish Dog, Clemens Briels

Dish Dog

Clemens Briels

Print . 49 x 58 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$514

Print, Flamingo, Sorcha Bridge

Flamingo

Sorcha Bridge

Print . 57 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.4 x 18.5 x 0 inch

$693

Print, Midnight, Natalia Rak

Midnight

Natalia Rak

Print . 46 x 33 cm Print . 18.1 x 13 inch

$179

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

$221

Print, Stalefish, Cryptik

Stalefish

Cryptik

Print . 82.5 x 21.6 x 10.8 cm Print . 32.48 x 8.5 x 4.25 inch

$1,792

Print, Amazon, Erró

Amazon

Erró

Print . 77.5 x 57.2 cm Print . 30.5 x 22.5 inch

$1,185

Print, Untitled, Aldo Turchiaro

Untitled

Aldo Turchiaro

Print . 48 x 68.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.9 x 27 x 0 inch

$239

Print, Astra Guernica, Skepa

Astra Guernica

Skepa

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

$311

Print, Horse, PixelPancho

Horse

PixelPancho

Print . 53.3 x 83.8 cm Print . 21 x 33 inch

$1,185

Design, Jumbo, Jacky Zegers

Jumbo

Jacky Zegers

Design . 46 x 25 x 30 cm Design . 18.1 x 9.8 x 11.8 inch

$627

Print, Degas, Markus Pierson

Degas

Markus Pierson

Print . 71.1 x 61 x 5.1 cm Print . 28 x 24 x 2 inch

$863

Print, Mosaisk I, Ula Kalinowska

Mosaisk I

Ula Kalinowska

Print . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,270