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![Photography, El guia, Rocio Villanueva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181092_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Els gossos també somien, Salvador de Batlle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137001_1_grid.jpg)
Els gossos també somien
Salvador de Batlle
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,242
![Painting, Victor, Dianna Bonder](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208996_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Billy, Dianna Bonder](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208944_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Une aventure rhinoferroviere, Christophe Ronel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201901_1_grid.jpg)
Une aventure rhinoferroviere
Christophe Ronel
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$6,615
![Painting, Temps fugit, Christophe Ronel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201686_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Three Handed, Tamar Sulakvelidze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201214_1_grid.jpg)
Three Handed
Tamar Sulakvelidze
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$5,157
![Painting, Rampant horse on the sea - Italian painting & frame, Romano Mussolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199269_1_grid.jpg)
Rampant horse on the sea - Italian painting & frame
Romano Mussolini
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$729
![Painting, Forest Play, Sergey Miqayelyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193246_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The game under blue night, Liu Yi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189075_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The first stage, Liu Yi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189074_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Leaping Panther, Arun A.](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181061_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Roses and bandits, Nadezda Stupina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180671_1_grid.jpg)
Roses and bandits
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
![Painting, Pousse-Moi, Antoine Josse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1356699_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Oiseau pirogue, Pauline Couble](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1293492_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, Le Même Allant, François Vandenberghe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187115_1_grid.jpg)
Le Même Allant
François Vandenberghe
Sculpture - 26 x 25 x 60 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 9.8 x 23.6 inch
$15,471
![Sculpture, Dhibka, François Vandenberghe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187099_1_grid.jpg)
Dhibka
François Vandenberghe
Sculpture - 50 x 29 x 26 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11.4 x 10.2 inch
$15,471
![Sculpture, Le Morse - série Sculpture bois animaux, Matthieu Libault](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182203_1_grid.jpg)
Le Morse - série Sculpture bois animaux
Matthieu Libault
Sculpture - 37 x 37 x 11 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 14.6 x 4.3 inch
$2,522
![Sculpture, Le Bison - Sculpture bois animaux, Matthieu Libault](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182201_1_grid.jpg)
Le Bison - Sculpture bois animaux
Matthieu Libault
Sculpture - 38 x 30 x 24 cm Sculpture - 15 x 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$3,083
![Painting, Vive les fleurs et les tigres, Seb Paul Michel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143227_1_grid.jpg)
Vive les fleurs et les tigres
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 92 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch
$622
![Sculpture, Félin jouant, Miguel Guía](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1682037_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Art Class, Guillaume Piot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213987_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mylou, Corinne Maussang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211662_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Paix, L'encredufauve](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208265_1_grid.jpg)
Paix
L'encredufauve
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 22.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 8.9 x 0.2 inch
$392
![Print, Eternity, Boris Eldagsen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203041_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Good girl, Boris Eldagsen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203025_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Lion II, Theo Mackaay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191075_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Lion, Theo Mackaay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191062_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Horse Carrousel, Theo Mackaay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191056_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Roi du Ciel, Fabrice Leito](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187886_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, RDV, Fabrice Leito](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187880_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Finding Beauty (XXL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201171_1_grid.jpg)
Finding Beauty (XXL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
$50,000
![Photography, Finding Beauty (XL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201170_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Finding Beauty (L), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201169_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Chat, Ivan Theimer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201041_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, LA Marquise, Christiane Guerry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199771_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Saphir, Christiane Guerry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199768_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lion Tamer (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196658_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lion Tamer (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196657_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lion Tamer (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196656_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Oval Office (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194737_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Oval Office (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194736_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Oval Office (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194735_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Oval Office (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194734_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Voguer sur l'onde porteuse, Tathitanguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193211_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Alguna vez alguien me dijo que eran peces!!! Mis peces son de plástico, Gabriela Loayza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189526_1_grid.jpg)
Alguna vez alguien me dijo que eran peces!!! Mis peces son de plástico
Gabriela Loayza
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,971
![Painting, Alguna vez alguien me dijo que eran peces!!! Mis peces son de plástico, Gabriela Loayza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189525_1_grid.jpg)
Alguna vez alguien me dijo que eran peces!!! Mis peces son de plástico
Gabriela Loayza
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,971
![Painting, Alguna vez alguien me dijo que eran peces!!! Mis peces son de plástico, Gabriela Loayza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189524_1_grid.jpg)
Alguna vez alguien me dijo que eran peces!!! Mis peces son de plástico
Gabriela Loayza
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,971
![Painting, Alguna vez alguien me dijo que eran peces!!! Mis peces son de plástico, Gabriela Loayza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189520_1_grid.jpg)
Alguna vez alguien me dijo que eran peces!!! Mis peces son de plástico
Gabriela Loayza
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,971
![Painting, Business partners, Andrei Sitsko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187721_1_grid.jpg)
Business partners
Andrei Sitsko
Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,825
![Sculpture, Bear CD Tribute, Blue Collar, Naor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155222_1_grid.jpg)
Bear CD Tribute, Blue Collar
Naor
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch
$1,289
![Painting, Moustique et moi, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1980072_1_grid.jpg)
Moustique et moi
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 90 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,009
![Sculpture, Standing Wild Bear, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1447653_1_grid.jpg)
Standing Wild Bear
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 80 x 52 x 58 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 20.5 x 22.8 inch
$76,235
![Painting, Silver Kong, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200852_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Quiet Taurus, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200848_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Black Jack, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200847_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Kenzy, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200846_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pandy Dream, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200844_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Passion Panther, Guldhart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198055_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Les patins de Gilles, César Baldaccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191119_1_grid.jpg)
Les patins de Gilles
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 93 x 95 x 50 cm Sculpture - 36.6 x 37.4 x 19.7 inch
$213,009
![Painting, Dignity, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187490_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Flower time Pandy, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187489_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Stary Pandy, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187443_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Crazy Monkey, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187442_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Black Jump, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187441_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Space Girafe, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187440_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, King Lion, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187436_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Big Purpple, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187431_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, To be Queen, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187430_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Iguana, Max ArtLouis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182733_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Augustine, Karo Trass](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182456_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rooster, Bernard Buffet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1695306_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Le taureau qui danse, Pierre Gimenez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1064007_1_grid.jpg)
Le taureau qui danse
Pierre Gimenez
Sculpture - 41.5 x 11 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.3 x 4.3 x 10.2 inch
$1,065
![Painting, Un nouveau souffle... (Origami 2024), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209860_1_grid.jpg)
Un nouveau souffle... (Origami 2024)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 26 x 26 x 5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 2 inch
$392
![Painting, Douceurs... (Origami 2024), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209857_1_grid.jpg)
Douceurs... (Origami 2024)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 26 x 26 x 5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 2 inch
$392
![Painting, Les oiseaux bleus... (Origami 2024), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209856_1_grid.jpg)
Les oiseaux bleus... (Origami 2024)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 26 x 26 x 5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 2 inch
$392
![Sculpture, Elephant with Ballons, Valay Shende](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205813_1_grid.jpg)
Elephant with Ballons
Valay Shende
Sculpture - 120 x 45 x 50 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 17.7 x 19.7 inch
$61,661
![Painting, Lions´Love, Nicole Leidenfrost](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204704_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Zeus, Luigi Iona](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200929_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tête de cheval, Christophe Charbonnel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/479335_1_grid.jpg)
Tête de cheval
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 101 x 60 x 36 cm Sculpture - 39.8 x 23.6 x 14.2 inch
$50,450
![Painting, Flamingo pond, Evgeny Chernyakovsky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199297_1_grid.jpg)
Flamingo pond
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,300
![Painting, Bird 6, Schagen Vita](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198741_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Doggy Style in Flowers, Dianna Bonder](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196325_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Shhhhhhhh….No Clown, Dianna Bonder](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196320_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Colored Elephant, Arun A.](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194199_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le vin du souvenir, Ksenia Milicevic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189522_1_grid.jpg)
Le vin du souvenir
Ksenia Milicevic
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,381
![Painting, Divine Spring, Sreya Gupta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469844_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cactus Jungle, Nadia Attura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1448199_1_grid.jpg)
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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.