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Le retour des oiseaux préhistoriques
Philippe Jacq
Painting - 50 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 2 inch
$3,259
Les animaux sauvages_Vll
Henry Baudot
Print - 81 x 97 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.9 x 38.2 x 0.2 inch
$3,034
Racines II
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$380
La ronde
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$380
Life # la rencontre
Philippe Viejo
Painting - 128 x 90 x 0.5 cm Painting - 50.4 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$5,506 $4,955
L’esprit des cimes
Philippe Viejo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,641 $2,377
The Escalator
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$224
L'aventurière
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$224
All under the same sun
Angel Rivas
Painting - 210 x 140 x 1 cm Painting - 82.7 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch
$5,618
A midsummer night’s dream 1
Sibila Kerelezova
Print - 30 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$281
The First Night of the Universe
Alisa Savitska
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,472
Toxic love
Iwona Sacharczuk Ivet
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,809
Fairy tale with Hornet and Jaguar
Robert Dzwonkowski
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,146
Famille d'Indien revenant des champs. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Indiens revenant des champs. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Relax pour les zèbres de Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Couple de Tigre du Bengale. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Regard paisible du buffle. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Droit dans mes bottes. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Léopard et sa proie. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Regardons vers le même objectif. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Parc du Tarangire. Girafe. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Laisse moi dormir. Lion. Kenya
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Parc du Serengetti. Girafe. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Famille de Biche. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Girafe et girafon. Kenya
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Œil d'éléphant. Inde du nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Repos du guerrier. Tigre du Bengale. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Une bonne sieste. Lémuriens
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Buffle et son compagnon. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Hé alors. Ours brun. Canada
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Paon Male aux couleurs somptueuse. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Pie voleuse
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Léopard aux aguets. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Léopard aux aguets. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,124
Lion du Kenya
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Notre Tendre Pioupiou !
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$101
Le Corbeau et le Lièvre II
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 28.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.2 inch
$101 $91
The extinction of the species
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Painting - 80 x 60 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$899
Animaux sauvages à Solentiname II
Luis Alvarado
Painting - 25 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Beyond the trees - Act 2
Amogh Katyayan
Painting - 91.4 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 12 x 1.5 inch
Sold
The Cute One - Act 2
Amogh Katyayan
Painting - 91.4 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 12 x 1.5 inch
Sold
Regard du Tigre du Bengale. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Surveillance, Lions de Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Famille de Lion à la sieste. Afrique du Sud. Parc Kruger
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,011
Léopard à la source. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Grue cendré en fin de journée. Kenya
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Éléphant d'Afrique. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Perroquet Ara. Pantanal. Brésil
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Paon à la chasse. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Singe cueillette. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Troupeau de zèbres au repos. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Éléphant en chasse. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Gardiennage de la famille lion. Afrique du Sud.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Cornas en relaxation sur le dos de son éléphant. Fort Amber. Rajastahn. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Couple d'éléphants asiatiques. Inde du nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
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!