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![Sculpture, Le lion s'impose, M.Cros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1359459_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, Chenille peace and love, Flo Hombecq](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162389_1_grid.jpg)
Chenille peace and love
Flo Hombecq
Sculpture - 110 x 53 x 54 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 20.9 x 21.3 inch
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![Sculpture, Escargot de Lausanne, Marie et Christophe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/220522_1_grid.jpg)
Escargot de Lausanne
Marie et Christophe
Sculpture - 38 x 71 x 38 cm Sculpture - 15 x 28 x 15 inch
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Multicolor robin N°2
Catherine Clare
Sculpture - 21 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
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![Sculpture, Meltdown- Contemporary art from the Mesozoic era, Ralph Posset](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1514973_1_grid.jpg)
Meltdown- Contemporary art from the Mesozoic era
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 21 x 15 x 4 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.6 inch
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![Sculpture, Knockout Bunny - Rose Gold, Sanuj Birla](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470873_1_grid.jpg)
Knockout Bunny - Rose Gold
Sanuj Birla
Sculpture - 76.2 x 35.6 x 101.6 cm Sculpture - 30 x 14 x 40 inch
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![Sculpture, Couple - Petits Chevaux en Bronze, Anany](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1306266_1_grid.jpg)
Couple - Petits Chevaux en Bronze
Anany
Sculpture - 18 x 30 x 16 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 11.8 x 6.3 inch
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Guerrière Oryx
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 88 x 36 x 25 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 14.2 x 9.8 inch
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![Sculpture, Le Minotaure, Salvador Dali](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1051977_1_grid.jpg)
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Monument aux deux enfants
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 19 x 11 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 4.3 x 3.9 inch
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Homme au masque d'aigle
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
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![Sculpture, Playboy Body Painting, Benjamin Pietri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1549374_1_grid.jpg)
Playboy Body Painting
Benjamin Pietri
Sculpture - 26 x 19.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.7 x 2.2 inch
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![Sculpture, La femme papillon, Duvert Gaël](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/110266_1_grid.jpg)
La femme papillon
Duvert Gaël
Sculpture - 250 x 100 x 100 cm Sculpture - 98.4 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
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![Sculpture, Homme au masque de cochon, Alain Quercia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/992340_1_grid.jpg)
Homme au masque de cochon
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 47 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
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Femme au masque de cheval
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 42.5 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 16.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
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Femme au masque d'aigle
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 42.5 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 16.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
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![Sculpture, Le Mélèze n°1, Michel Bassompierre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1919025_1_grid.jpg)
Le Mélèze n°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 46.3 x 25 x 23.2 cm Sculpture - 18.2 x 9.8 x 9.1 inch
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Wild kong, rouge Orlinski
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 23 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch
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The Soaring of Spirit
Karen Axikyan
Sculpture - 39 x 18 x 23 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 7.1 x 9.1 inch
$1,200
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35cm Teddy Lamborghini Tribute, black
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch
$727
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Chat à sa toilette
Isabelle Carabantes
Sculpture - 68 x 32 x 27 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 12.6 x 10.6 inch
$7,829
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![Sculpture, Creature XXIX, Marcelo Suaznabar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196538_1_grid.jpg)
Creature XXIX
Marcelo Suaznabar
Sculpture - 14 x 10 x 31 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 3.9 x 12.2 inch
$2,131
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Animal Sculpture for Sale
Animal sculpture is a sculptural style in its own right. This specific genre deserves the same recognition as nude, marble, bronze and resin sculptures.
The representation of animals and anthropomorphism has long been a source of inspiration for sculptural creations and yet it was once considered a minor genre in Western European decorative arts. Ironically, animal sculpture was of the utmost importance to Ancient civilizations. Countless ancient Egyptian buildings for example were adorned with animal sculptures, from grandiose representations of felines to Sphinxes. More generally within the visual arts, animals were rarely represented in their own right, and were often depicted accompanying or symbolizing mythological figures or even character traits.
Aside from its mythical representations, animal sculptures were also popular with suzerain states who used monumental bronze sculptures of lions or eagles to symbolise the immensity of their power.
However, it wasn't until 1831 that the sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye finally established animal sculpture as a noble art, thanks to his work "Tiger devouring a Gavial Crocodile" at the Salon de Paris. It was no longer fashionable to depict animals as unreal, mythological creatures in the decorative arts and instead naturalism and realistic representations of animals characterized the sculpture of the period. Ideas about nature's wealth and abundance meant that all creatures deserved to be carefully and meticulously recreated in the closest likeness possible. Mythical animal interpretations were left behind and artists concentrated on capturing the finer details of an animal's fur, muscles or mouth.
A new wave of renowned animal sculptors emerged. Pierre-Jules Mêne, Antoine Aigon and Jean Germain Demay are just a few examples of some of these pioneering artists. Particularly interested in 'exotic' species (snakes, gazelles, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses…), they all explored representing the natural world in a variety of different ways.
In the 20th century, realist tendencies gradually faded away and a new group of creative minds began to experiment with animal sculpture as part of the shift towards modern sculpture.
Numerous artists tried their hand at animal sculpture whilst applying new aesthetic criteria which was largely influenced by modern and contemporary art movements: Abstract art, Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism. Guided by key surrealist influences, which could not have been further removed from the traditional styles of the past century, a new bestiary was created. Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti were among the key figures who helped to reinvent the way artists endeavored to sculpt animals.
In contemporary animal sculpture, radically redefining artistic techniques and the way we represent living beings has taken precedence over realistic proportion sizes and lifelike features. Artists no longer refrain from accentuating a particular body part, removing a limb for example or creating an entirely new hybrid beast. However, many artists are also skilled at creating hyper-realistic animals that seem so real they almost appear to be alive.
To help you get an idea of the latest animal sculptures, take a look at Artsper's collection of sculpted animals, selected from some of the best contemporary art galleries and made by artists including Jaques Dufrane, Raymundo Fabian Melchor and Roxana y Jesus Hernandez.
Some of the most famous animal sculptures in the world are Charging Bull by Arturo di Modica, The Last Three by Gillie and Marc Schattner, and Lions by Edward Kemeys.
The most famous sculptors who produced animal sculptures include Edward Kemeys, who is credited as being the first animal sculptor (animalier) in America, and Antoine-Louis Barye, a French Romantic sculptor who lived during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Jeff Koons' Rabbit series consists of three stainless steel animal sculptures.