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Untitled (Diana)
Miguel Branco
Sculpture - 25 x 36 x 10.5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 14.2 x 4.1 inch
€5,500
Orques, Archipel Crozet / Paris Match
Benoît Gysembergh
Photography - 52 x 78 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.5 x 30.7 x 0 inch
€1,600
Chouette Chevêche
Jürgen Lingl
Sculpture - 14.5 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
€4,500
La femme au nid d'oisillons
Dorothy Payne
Painting - 192 x 238 x 1 cm Painting - 75.6 x 93.7 x 0.4 inch
€4,500
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger...
Stras Bear
Painting - 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€22,000
Yy can’t wee beef rends!
Nathan Paddison
Painting - 64 x 204 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 80.3 x 1.2 inch
€3,732
The Tiger
Maria Ginzburg
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€350
Dans l'fond j'entends pas
Jérôme Rochette
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch
€3,452
Pattes de girafe
Hélène Legrand
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 83 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 32.7 inch
€5,000
A Falcaroo Named Knievel
Brett Crawford
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.54 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 inch
€69,974
It will never be the last time
Gabriela Culic
Painting - 120 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
Renart
Alexandre et Florentine Lamarche-Ovize
Sculpture - 60 x 70 x 40 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 27.6 x 15.7 inch
€3,700
Les Poissons et le Cormoran
Katia Kameli
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 31 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
€5,500
Shadow tiger
Judith Christine Riemer
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€490
Sans titre
Michel Lablais
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 23.5 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
€700
Hands Off
Lars Beusker
Photography - 126 x 166 x 5 cm Photography - 49.6 x 65.4 x 2 inch
Price upon request
Whimsical Whiskers
Dervis Akdemir
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,108
Ours et deux oursons / Bear and his two cubs
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 33 x 14 x 17.5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 5.5 x 6.9 inch
€2,800
Climate Clash - (blanc)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 60.96 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€500
Long-lived masterpiece
Karen Axikyan
Sculpture - 22 x 29 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 11.4 x 5.9 inch
€1,120
Le Lion
Jean-Philippe Ghiglione
Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,200 €1,980
La gardienne des secrets
Fabio Purino
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,750
Golden Lion Sculpture
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 24 x 28 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 11 x 3.9 inch
€185
Ursus Aerus Major
Bart van Somers
Sculpture - 87 x 50 x 34 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 19.7 x 13.4 inch
€24,500
Animaux fantastiques 2
Mostafa El Hadar
Painting - 63 x 37 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24.8 x 14.6 x 0 inch
€600
Animaux fantastiques 1
Mostafa El Hadar
Painting - 42 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€600
En sortant du fleuve / Coming out of river
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 93 x 80 x 38 cm Sculpture - 36.6 x 31.5 x 15 inch
€33,500
Timothy the impala
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€495
Masai Mara
Philippe Viejo
Painting - 100 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch
€3,950 €3,555
Owl in Enchanted Woods
Petro Krykun
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€800
Royal Guardians
Tamar Nazaryan
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,239 €1,903
Dans la forêt - Paysage nature semi abstrait
Danielle Lamaison
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€200
Untitled No. 59
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 111.8 x 111.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 44 x 44 x 2 inch
€1,000
Strength in Motion
Vahe Bagumyan
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€420 €357
Aigrettes en Camargue
Lionel le Jeune
Painting - 33 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
2020/11 2 (GA44)
Guillaume Allemand
Sculpture - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
Cloned Griffon Bruxellois With Pet Bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 18 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 7.1 inch
€1,400
Bear with three fishes
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 27 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
€2,700
"Scorpion fâchée" figuratif animal acrylique sur lin 38x48cm 2009
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 38 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
€900
Sine Saloum. Faune et flore. Sénégal. Afrique
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
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!