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White Rhinoceros
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 21 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
£3,560
Le chat de Pénélope
Bernard Vié
Sculpture - 37 x 25 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
£3,916
Cloned Schnauzer with water bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 40 x 55 x 23 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 21.7 x 9.1 inch
£668
Ad Astra
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 41 x 47 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 18.5 x 10.2 inch
£3,300
Greek Default
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 39 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch
£3,850
Wild Kong oil tag
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 44 x 25 x 12 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 9.8 x 4.7 inch
£11,481
The Rooster
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 44 x 30 x 33 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 11.8 x 13 inch
£12,460
Wild Kong mick blue
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 25 x 20 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch
£3,115
WILD KONG 80 TAG mat
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 80 x 65 x 33 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 25.6 x 13 inch
£26,611
Piaf PopArt (fond blanc)
Valerie Marty
Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.1 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 6.5 x 3.2 x 4.7 inch
£668
Harley Davidson Spider
Rémy Aillaud
Sculpture - 35 x 50 x 70 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 19.7 x 27.6 inch
£5,296
XSmall Stainless Steel Bear
Irena Tone
Sculpture - 22 x 13 x 14 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.1 x 5.5 inch
£320
Le P'tit Kong
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
£10,680
La méduse
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 29.5 x 7 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 2.8 x 4.7 inch
£1,317
Panther black mate
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 16 x 30 x 7 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 11.8 x 2.8 inch
£3,443
Big Gold Pigeon 7/25
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 13 x 19.2 x 9 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 7.6 x 3.5 inch
£525 £473
URBANCAT ELEGANCE : ORANGE METROPOLIS MUSE
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 60 x 40 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 23.6 x 15.7 inch
£18,690
SILVERED WARRIORCAT’S VIGIL : SPECTRAL CRYSTAL GUARDIAN
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 70 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 59.1 x 27.6 inch
£32,040
PopArt Bear Sculpture
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 50 x 26 x 23 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 10.2 x 9.1 inch
£533
Golden bull
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 9 x 22 x 10 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
£1,771 £1,594
ROSEATE SENTINEL: WARRIORCAT’S BLUSH CRYSTAL GUARDIAN
Hiro Ando
Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 70 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 59.1 x 27.6 inch
£32,040
Tête de cheval IV
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 235 x 51 x 134 cm Sculpture - 92.5 x 20.1 x 52.8 inch
£62,300
Rhinoceros and his rider
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 20 x 33 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 13 x 3.1 inch
£2,581
Femme au papillon
Christine Guillemin
Sculpture - 35 x 21 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 8.3 x 9.8 inch
£5,162
Tête de jeune Orang-Outan
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
£3,115
Babolex X Snoop Dogg (Babosnoop)
Vincent Faudemer
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch
£712
The blue bird (fairy tale)
Viktor Zuk
Sculpture - 29 x 35 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 13.8 x 6.7 inch
£533
Wildlife Passenger– Sitting
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 33 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 4.5 x 4.5 inch
£1,640
Wildlife Passenger –Standing
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 33 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 4.5 x 4.5 inch
£1,640
The Offering Version 2
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 10 x 23 x 8 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 9.1 x 3.1 inch
£2,314
Un Festin du Roi
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 28.5 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.2 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch
£2,537
Horse red old school
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 9.8 inch
£1,202
Three acrobatic elephants
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 39 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
£3,115
The giantess or Gulliver / La géante ou Gulliverte
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 72.5 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 28.5 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch
£4,272
In Africa or 4 happy elephants
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 26 x 17 x 12 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 6.7 x 4.7 inch
£2,759
Two children with baby elephant
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 14 x 36 x 8 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 14.2 x 3.1 inch
£3,026
Crocodile (1)
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 45 x 110 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 43.3 x 17.7 inch
£13,350
NAOR - 35cm Teddy Ferrari Tribute
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
£579
Crocodile EA III/IV
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch
£26,700
Crocodile
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 230 x 530 x 185 cm Sculpture - 90.6 x 208.7 x 72.8 inch
£151,300
Crocodile
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 170 x 340 x 140 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 133.9 x 55.1 inch
£76,451
Crocodile facette bleu mick
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 11 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch
£4,361
Poli miroir Panther
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 72 x 152 x 35 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 59.8 x 13.8 inch
£90,780
Walking Crystal Clear Wild Bear
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 25 x 70 x 33 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 27.6 x 13 inch
£31,951
Walking Silver Wild Bear
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 50 x 120 x 45 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 47.2 x 17.7 inch
£62,300
Red Hippopotamus
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 25 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch
£5,251
Crocodile + Wild neck
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch
£9,398
Silver Crocodile
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 45 x 110 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 43.3 x 17.7 inch
£48,950
Silver Horse
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 70 x 17 x 50 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 6.7 x 19.7 inch
£36,401
Le Choc des Titans
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 27 x 51 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 20.1 x 4.3 inch
£6,230
Totem elephants cm 200 white bronze (similar silver)
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
£24,920
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My village, a child and a Lego
Eulogia Merle
Painting - 100 x 120 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 inch
£2,154
Contemporary portrait "Cat Country"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 90 x 55 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 21.7 x 0.7 inch
£1,771
Dance of The Moth
Svetlana Martin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,424
Black Sheep 16 23
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
£401
L'envole I - préchauffage
Patricia Dubois
Painting - 93 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 36.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
£1,958
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.
What is the most famous animal sculpture?
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.
Who is the most famous animal sculptor?
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.
What is Jeff Koons rabbit made of?
Jeff Koons' Rabbit series consists of three stainless steel animal sculptures.