Animal

Painting, Verónica, José Luis Pagador Ponce

Verónica

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$6,839

Painting, Toro de nimes, José Luis Pagador Ponce

Toro de nimes

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$10,763

Painting, Native Ambience II, Innocent Chikezie

Native Ambience II

Innocent Chikezie

Painting - 122 x 122 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch

$2,691

Painting, Dream - figurative neon painting, Olha Vlasova

Dream - figurative neon painting

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,682

Painting, The Childhood, Kirill Postovit

The Childhood

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 120 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$4,709

Sculpture, Dressage, Sophie Verger

Dressage

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 100 x 53 x 18 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 20.9 x 7.1 inch

$17,938

Sculpture, On the trunk, Sophie Verger

On the trunk

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 88 x 66 x 22 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 26 x 8.7 inch

$10,314

Painting, Blue Fish Sardines, Olga Nikitina

Blue Fish Sardines

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,794

Painting, Sardine Run South Africa, Olga Nikitina

Sardine Run South Africa

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$2,242

Sculpture, Bear's nest, Sophie Verger

Bear's nest

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 41 x 35 x 41 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 13.8 x 16.1 inch

$7,736

Sculpture, Malanka / Le jour de Malanka, Sophie Verger

Malanka / Le jour de Malanka

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 50 x 30 x 23 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11.8 x 9.1 inch

$7,623

Sculpture, Red cloned poudel, William Sweetlove

Red cloned poudel

William Sweetlove

Sculpture - 102 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,018

Sculpture, Balancing on the ice floe, Sophie Verger

Balancing on the ice floe

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 78 x 24 x 19 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 9.4 x 7.5 inch

$8,072

Sculpture, Elephant jump !, Sophie Verger

Elephant jump !

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 69 x 44 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 17.3 x 15.7 inch

$10,650

Painting, Companion, Afeez Aregbede

Companion

Afeez Aregbede

Painting - 106.9 x 77 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42.1 x 30.3 x 1 inch

$2,000 $1,800

Sculpture, Surfing in the falklands, Sophie Verger

Surfing in the falklands

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 53 x 41 x 23 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 16.1 x 9.1 inch

$6,615

Sculpture, En Forêt de Hez - Laie et Marcassins, Sophie Verger

En Forêt de Hez - Laie et Marcassins

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 25 x 34 x 26 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13.4 x 10.2 inch

$12,893

Sculpture, Not too fast, Sophie Verger

Not too fast

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 31.5 x 68 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.4 x 26.8 x 5.9 inch

$8,857

Sculpture, Big horn to horn, Sophie Verger

Big horn to horn

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 92 x 74 x 48 cm Sculpture - 36.2 x 29.1 x 18.9 inch

$35,875

Painting, Duck Time, Dondi Schwartz

Duck Time

Dondi Schwartz

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,233

Painting, Collection BUTTERFY N°1249, Patrick Salamone

Collection BUTTERFY N°1249

Patrick Salamone

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$2,747

Sculpture, Big Mahout, Sophie Verger

Big Mahout

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 55 x 65 x 35 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 25.6 x 13.8 inch

$10,538

Sculpture, Elephant boat, Sophie Verger

Elephant boat

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 46 x 56 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 22 x 7.9 inch

$11,772

Painting, And then she became an artist, Katrina Avotina

And then she became an artist

Katrina Avotina

Painting - 40.9 x 51.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$786

Sculpture, Colonne de lionceaux, Sophie Verger

Colonne de lionceaux

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 184 x 69 x 39 cm Sculpture - 72.4 x 27.2 x 15.4 inch

$60,540

Sculpture, De Bosse en Bosse, Sophie Verger

De Bosse en Bosse

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 59 x 68 x 21 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 26.8 x 8.3 inch

$9,529

Sculpture, Bear in Kamchatka, Sophie Verger

Bear in Kamchatka

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 49 x 20.5 x 18 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 8.1 x 7.1 inch

$6,615

Sculpture, Bear juggling fish, Sophie Verger

Bear juggling fish

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 75 x 28 x 23 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 11 x 9.1 inch

$6,166

Sculpture, Promontory, Sophie Verger

Promontory

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 65 x 28 x 34 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 11 x 13.4 inch

$11,099

Sculpture, Drum Shaman Bear, Sophie Verger

Drum Shaman Bear

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 48 x 32 x 24 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$5,830

Sculpture, Four pizzlys, Sophie Verger

Four pizzlys

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 111 x 23 x 25 cm Sculpture - 43.7 x 9.1 x 9.8 inch

$12,556

Sculpture, Les Nurses, Sophie Verger

Les Nurses

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 37 x 57 x 19 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 22.4 x 7.5 inch

$8,857

Sculpture, Elephant in the garden, Sophie Verger

Elephant in the garden

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 77 x 74 x 45 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 29.1 x 17.7 inch

$17,938

Sculpture, From one Trunk to the Other, Sophie Verger

From one Trunk to the Other

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 58 x 36 x 17 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 14.2 x 6.7 inch

$6,502

Sculpture, The Sacred Boat, Sophie Verger

The Sacred Boat

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 55 x 60 x 20 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 23.6 x 7.9 inch

$9,529

Fine Art Drawings, Crocodile : rêve reptilien, Angelo Pioppo

Crocodile : rêve reptilien

Angelo Pioppo

Fine Art Drawings - 40.3 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$762

Painting, On the cloud No.2, Jia Yuan Hua

On the cloud No.2

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 30 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,130

Painting, Two Bee Eaters on the Ground, Dondi Schwartz

Two Bee Eaters on the Ground

Dondi Schwartz

Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,457

Painting, The Eye, Dondi Schwartz

The Eye

Dondi Schwartz

Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,233

Painting, Colonializm Abstract, Dondi Schwartz

Colonializm Abstract

Dondi Schwartz

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$953

Painting, Bee eater, Dondi Schwartz

Bee eater

Dondi Schwartz

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,009

Painting, The musician and the bird, Liana Asatryan

The musician and the bird

Liana Asatryan

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$750

Painting, Monkey with Banana 2, Harita Asumani

Monkey with Banana 2

Harita Asumani

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,906

Design, Kong Spirit (Pink Edition), Richard Orlinski

Kong Spirit (Pink Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 13 x 10 x 5 cm Design - 5.1 x 3.9 x 2 inch

$448

Print, Les 4 cavaliers de l’apocalypse, Yohan Storti

Les 4 cavaliers de l’apocalypse

Yohan Storti

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$336

Painting, Sardine Run. Bait Ball. South Africa, Olga Nikitina

Sardine Run. Bait Ball. South Africa

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$1,121

Painting, Red Fish Expression, Olga Nikitina

Red Fish Expression

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

$953

Painting, Underwater Painting Bubbles Was Made Underwater, Olga Nikitina

Underwater Painting Bubbles Was Made Underwater

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,242

Painting, Deep coral reef underwater, Olga Nikitina

Deep coral reef underwater

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

$2,231

Painting, Sardines School of Fish, Olga Nikitina

Sardines School of Fish

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 70 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,345

Painting, Tropical Coral Reef, Olga Nikitina

Tropical Coral Reef

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Cadran, Monkeybird

Cadran

Monkeybird

Painting - 135 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 53.1 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$4,664

Painting, Cavalier, Monkeybird

Cavalier

Monkeybird

Painting - 70 x 70 x 6 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 2.4 inch

$3,352

Fine Art Drawings, Dancing, Zdenka Palkovic

Dancing

Zdenka Palkovic

Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,794

Print, Sacrifices Made to the Nymphs, from Daphnis and Chloe, Marc Chagall

Sacrifices Made to the Nymphs, from Daphnis and Chloe

Marc Chagall

Print - 54 x 38.1 cm Print - 21.25 x 15 inch

$19,995

Painting, The stage, Hans Täckenström

The stage

Hans Täckenström

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,164

Photography, Grand Océan, Alexis Berg

Grand Océan

Alexis Berg

Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$1,816

Painting, Well worth the hype, Manuela Karin Knaut

Well worth the hype

Manuela Karin Knaut

Painting - 165 x 165 cm Painting - 65 x 65 inch

$6,894

Painting, Gardienne de la Paix, Docteur Bergman

Gardienne de la Paix

Docteur Bergman

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$561

Painting, Cat I, Brian Edenel

Cat I

Brian Edenel

Painting - 72 x 54 cm Painting - 28.3 x 21.3 inch

$718

Painting, Tigre I, Brian Edenel

Tigre I

Brian Edenel

Painting - 40 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$718

Painting, Tigre, Franck Savoye (Francky)

Tigre

Franck Savoye (Francky)

Painting - 182 x 86 cm Painting - 71.7 x 33.9 inch

$2,242

Sculpture, Taureau têle levée, Hassan Laamirat

Taureau têle levée

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 189 x 270 x 75 cm Sculpture - 74.4 x 106.3 x 29.5 inch

$4,821

Sculpture, Cheval au trot 2, Hassan Laamirat

Cheval au trot 2

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 210 x 300 x 80 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 118.1 x 31.5 inch

$5,606

Sculpture, Âne, Hassan Laamirat

Âne

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 140 x 106 x 199 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 41.7 x 78.3 inch

$3,216

Sculpture, 90cm teddy Ferrari Tribute, Naor

90cm teddy Ferrari Tribute

Naor

Sculpture - 90 x 65 x 65 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 25.6 x 25.6 inch

$3,700

Sculpture, 90cm teddy LV Tribute, Naor

90cm teddy LV Tribute

Naor

Sculpture - 90 x 65 x 65 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 25.6 x 25.6 inch

$3,700

Design, Panda Spirit (Orange Edition), Richard Orlinski

Panda Spirit (Orange Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 13 x 11 x 9 cm Design - 5.1 x 4.3 x 3.5 inch

$437

Design, Dragon Spirit (Red Edition), Richard Orlinski

Dragon Spirit (Red Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 10 x 23 x 9 cm Design - 3.9 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch

$538

Sculpture, Cerf en métal recyclé, Hassan Laamirat

Cerf en métal recyclé

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 180 x 35 x 140 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 13.8 x 55.1 inch

$4,821

Painting, White dream, Hayk Miqayelyan

White dream

Hayk Miqayelyan

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,050

Painting, Parachuting rat - Tribute to Banksy XXL, Lasveguix

Parachuting rat - Tribute to Banksy XXL

Lasveguix

Painting - 117 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 46.1 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$2,018

Sculpture, Sitting Picsou Uncle Scoodge, Naor

Sitting Picsou Uncle Scoodge

Naor

Sculpture - 65 x 50 x 36 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 19.7 x 14.2 inch

$4,204

Photography, Spider Monkey #3, Brad Wilson

Spider Monkey #3

Brad Wilson

Photography - 74 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$2,242

Painting, Fly#4, Sparkle

Fly#4

Sparkle

Painting - 74 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,345

Painting, Le temps qui coule, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Le temps qui coule

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 36.5 x 54 x 1 cm Painting - 14.4 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

$998

Painting, Vache bleue, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Vache bleue

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,121

Photography, Eurasian Eagle Owl #3, Brad Wilson

Eurasian Eagle Owl #3

Brad Wilson

Photography - 51 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$2,242

Painting, Ombres et lumières, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Ombres et lumières

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,323

Painting, Anaconda, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Anaconda

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,323

Painting, Frelons roses, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Frelons roses

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,323

Painting, Greunouilles, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Greunouilles

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,323

Painting, Rouge, vert, bleu, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Rouge, vert, bleu

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,323

Photography, White tiger #4, Brad Wilson

White tiger #4

Brad Wilson

Photography - 50 x 74 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.1 x 0 inch

$2,242

Sculpture, Grand panda jocker, Miko-R

Grand panda jocker

Miko-R

Sculpture - 60 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$3,307

Sculpture, Taureau Lamborghini, Hassan Laamirat

Taureau Lamborghini

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 170 x 150 x 235 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 59.1 x 92.5 inch

$5,157

Painting, Mud Bug, David Sipko

Mud Bug

David Sipko

Painting - 31.2 x 36.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12.3 x 14.3 x 1 inch

$350

Sculpture, Bouquetin en métal recyclé, Hassan Laamirat

Bouquetin en métal recyclé

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 175 x 75 x 135 cm Sculpture - 68.9 x 29.5 x 53.1 inch

$2,915

Sculpture, Dromadaire en métal recyclé, Hassan Laamirat

Dromadaire en métal recyclé

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 300 x 190 x 55 cm Sculpture - 118.1 x 74.8 x 21.7 inch

$4,709

Painting, Rooster, Hayk Miqayelyan

Rooster

Hayk Miqayelyan

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,050

Sculpture, Gorille colors, Spaco

Gorille colors

Spaco

Sculpture - 41 x 23 x 27 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.1 x 10.6 inch

$617

Sculpture, Pájaro Pequeño, Miquel Aparici

Pájaro Pequeño

Miquel Aparici

Sculpture - 27 x 8 x 18 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 3.1 x 7.1 inch

$1,424

Sculpture, Pez Pintor, Miquel Aparici

Pez Pintor

Miquel Aparici

Sculpture - 21 x 10 x 28 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.9 x 11 inch

$1,424

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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