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Tête de lion 73-20
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 96 x 65 x 38 cm Sculpture - 37.8 x 25.6 x 15 inch
$14,778
Uni-Cone Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 38 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$307
Rainbow Unicorn Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 38 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$307
Marbled Majestic Horse
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 32 x 17 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 6.7 x 3.9 inch
$254
Cheval en Bronze - Doré 2/8
Anany
Sculpture - 17 x 19 x 7 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 7.5 x 2.8 inch
$5,684
Flamme rhinocéros 31-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 28 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
$455
Flamme rhinocéros 34-22
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 29 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
$455
Toro - 14
Antonio Martinez Ruiz
Sculpture - 58 x 31 x 10 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 12.2 x 3.9 inch
$1,080
Meltdown- My kingdom for a horse
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 24 x 10 x 4 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 3.9 x 1.6 inch
$966
Buste pur sang lusitanien
Catherine Clare
Sculpture - 35 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch
$2,831
L'Hippopotame "Heureux"
Noël Granger
Sculpture - 10 x 21 x 7 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 8.3 x 2.8 inch
$216
Le Rhinocéros "Joyeux"
Noël Granger
Sculpture - 11 x 25 x 8 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 9.8 x 3.1 inch
$216 $193
Bisous mon amour !
Noël Granger
Sculpture - 18 x 28 x 17 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 11 x 6.7 inch
$284 $256
Chatte de ménage (1)
Martine Dégot
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 7.9 inch
$5,684
Renart, le Goupil
Monsieur Térez
Sculpture - 42 x 55 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 21.7 x 7.9 inch
$1,819
Mentibus Viatores
Tom Alexis Robert
Sculpture - 84.5 x 120.7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 33.3 x 47.5 x 3.1 inch
$4,547
Gaïa, le monde d'avant
Martine Dégot
Sculpture - 80 x 65 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 25.6 x 7.9 inch
$4,547
Mentibus Viatores / Royal Blue
Tom Alexis Robert
Sculpture - 41 x 80.5 x 7 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 31.7 x 2.8 inch
$2,842
Mentibus Viatores / Saffron
Tom Alexis Robert
Sculpture - 61 x 81 x 7 cm Sculpture - 24 x 31.9 x 2.8 inch
$3,410
Mentibus Viatores / Turquoise
Tom Alexis Robert
Sculpture - 61 x 81 x 7 cm Sculpture - 24 x 31.9 x 2.8 inch
$3,410
Meltdown- Look at me master, look at me!
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 11 x 16 x 3 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inch
$483
Saint George et le Dragon
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 46 x 45 x 28 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 17.7 x 11 inch
$39,560
Jongetje met hond op schouders (Little boy with dog on shoulders)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 97 x 50 x 21 cm Sculpture - 38.2 x 19.7 x 8.3 inch
$9,322
Affinity, étude II
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 26 x 27 x 21 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$6,821
Chevauchée fantastique
Lutfi Romhein
Sculpture - 69 x 23 x 13 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 9.1 x 5.1 inch
$6,394
The broken Cup
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 208 x 119 x 89 cm Sculpture - 81.9 x 46.9 x 35 inch
$125,045
Femme à la panthère
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 103 x 78 x 34 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 30.7 x 13.4 inch
$31,830
La photo de famille avec le chien
Marie-Madeleine Gautier
Sculpture - 19 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch
$2,387
Pegasus
Alexandra Kapogianni-Beth
Sculpture - 32 x 40 x 26 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 15.7 x 10.2 inch
$5,650
La Grande Valdivienne
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 41.5 x 17.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 16.3 x 6.9 x 2.4 inch
$5,468
Julie et moi
Marie-Madeleine Gautier
Sculpture - 61 x 38 x 36 cm Sculpture - 24 x 15 x 14.2 inch
$28,419
Enfant à l'obélisque, marchant sur deux tortues
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 25 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch
$11,368
La fuite du cheval Bayard
Edward Vandaele
Sculpture - 130 x 130 x 130 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 51.2 x 51.2 inch
$67,069
Transport à échappement libre
Philippe Messager
Sculpture - 55 x 28 x 22 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 11 x 8.7 inch
$2,023
Femme au masque d'aigle blanc
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 40 x 10 x 9 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 3.9 x 3.5 inch
$4,092
Femme au masque de singe
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 36 x 9 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 3.5 x 2 inch
$4,092
Feeding (Axolotl)
Nicolas Kennett
Sculpture - 65 x 45 x 25 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 17.7 x 9.8 inch
$5,115
La Volupté n°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12.5 x 24 x 19 cm Sculpture - 4.9 x 9.4 x 7.5 inch
Price upon request
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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.