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In the rays of the sun
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,805
Les contraires s'attirent
Clo
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1.5 inch
$5,200
"Scorpion fâchée" figuratif animal acrylique sur lin 38x48cm 2009
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 38 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,010
Untitled No. 59
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 111.8 x 111.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 44 x 44 x 2 inch
$1,122 $954
Bois de feu - Peinture cerf
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$89
"Garden l" Painting
Mariah Birsak
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,132
Quelques fruits gourmands et amitie?
Youngmi Kim
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$505
Five Flowers and a Chameleon
Kat Zhivetin
Painting - 95 x 95 x 0.2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,370
Tête de tigre #5
Timothy Archer
Painting - 59.5 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,571
Tête de tigre #4
Timothy Archer
Painting - 59.5 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,571
Tete de tigre #2
Timothy Archer
Painting - 59.5 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,571
Tête de tigre #1
Timothy Archer
Painting - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,571
La chasse au buffle
Hélène Legrand
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,049
Wild Wide West
Jean-Philippe Berger
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$325
White Shadow
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$2,800
Sinding across the water
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,800
Charging Bull No. 2
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,375
ENDLESS / Interminable
Mauricco Zaraj
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$21,190
Cabeza de toro II
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$3,500
Ultimate freedom
Yoann Bonneville (YBA)
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,805
Illustration – Patterned Minim
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 30 x 45.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,313
Buste Jaguar Niveaux De Gris
Mosko
Painting - 40 x 36 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,963
Faune et flore à Solentiname (1)
Luis Alvarado
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,366
Charging Bull No. 1
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,375
Cerf noir
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$4,600
DH duo n°3
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 50 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$673
Wild animals
Wild animals, because of their impertinent beauty, have fascinated humans since the beginning of times. This is not surprising given how closely our evolution is linked to that of other species. If domestic animals have been represented many times in art, wild animals also inhabit artworks. Symbols of power and brutality, or fantasized images of distant lands, the subjects of the animal realm are an endless source of inspiration for artists.
In rock art already, humans painted the fauna that surrounded them. However, it was in Antiquity, from Egypt to Greece, that wild animals began to be represented for a specific purpose. Indeed, the animal figure, sacralised and feared, systematically referred to religions and myths. The Egyptian pantheon and its representations were populated by men with animal heads, and many Greek vases were decorated with the effigy of the Hydra or the Minotaur.
With the advent of Christianity, followed by humanism, animals began to be portrayed as submissive and dominated by man. This symbolism was essential for religious messages. The Middle Ages were particularly fascinated by the figure of the unicorn, a poetic and mythical animal. Gradually, however, the representation became more naturalistic, as Renaissance artists attempted to represent nature as realistically as possible, particularly in drawings and engravings. Wild animals were also omnipresent in hunting and war scenes. Some even played with the limit between realism and imagination,for instance Bosh in his 'Garden of Delights'.
One of the most recurring figure of wildlife in art is undoubtedly the lion. In Baroque art in particular, obsessed with exotic animals, the theme of the savannah came up regularly. European colonial enterprises, and the stories of those who returned from the four corners of the world made artists' imaginations bubble. A master in this field, Rubens painted exotic and grandiose hunting scenes, featuring tigers, hippos or crocodiles...
This Orientalist trend made a comeback in the 19th century, with Delacroix distinguished himself in the representation of wild animals, especially tigers. Later on, symbolists such as Gauguin found in the painting of wild animals a way to express their own vision of reality by creating colourful and fantasized worlds. This paved the way for naive art, the most illustrious representative of which was Henri Rousseau, who used an illustrated book on wild animals found at the Galeries Lafayette to populate his paintings with exotic animals that invited escape.
Contemporary art also draws inspiration from the bestiary very regularly. One can think of National Geographic's famous photographs, now on display in museums all around the world. From a more experimental perspective, there is the example of Chinese artist Chang Lei, who had fun representing a wide variety of wildlife in her piece 'Animal Farm'. Jeff Koons, most famous for his Balloon Dogs, also made the monkey his trademark. However, at a time when the issue of animal ethics is increasingly present, our relationship with animals is at the heart of moral concerns. Contemporary art is often criticised for its use of dead animals or for suspected abuse. Damien Hirst, in particular, created controversy by exhibiting sculptures presenting dead animals floating in blue formol.
But none of that on Artsper, where wildlife is celebrated, as you will be able to see in our selection!