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Grue cendrée. Afrique
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
Plumes de Perroquet. Afrique
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
Sine Saloum. banc de sable eau et sel et faune 2. Sénégal. Afrique
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
Sine Saloum. eau et flamant rose. Sénégal. Afrique
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
Sine Saloum. lagons et faune 2. Sénégal. Afrique
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
Sine Saloum. Faune et flore 2. Sénégal. Afrique
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€896
Crocodile d'Afrique. Sénégal 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
Yeux de crocodile du Pantanal. Brésil
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
Swarovski Panther
Yves & Yulia Pires
Sculpture - 24 x 67 x 16 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 26.4 x 6.3 inch
€15,000
Black Leopard #2
Brad Wilson
Photography - 74 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch
€2,000
"Garden l" Painting
Mariah Birsak
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
1985 Oiseau Bird Saint John Perse
Blaise Simon Balazs
Print - 28 x 38 x 0.5 cm Print - 11 x 15 x 0.2 inch
€950
Run there fast !
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 13 x 5.5 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 2.2 x 3.7 inch
€1,200
Tête de lion III
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 63 x 42 x 45 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 16.5 x 17.7 inch
€20,000
Panthère pattes croisées
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 56 x 70 x 45 cm Sculpture - 22 x 27.6 x 17.7 inch
€25,000
La fuite du temps 6
Clara Cena
Photography - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€870
Paris, Place Vendôme Ritz
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€180
Two elephants entwined
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 11 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
€1,700
Two bears entwined
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 9.5 x 9.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 3.7 x 3.7 x 3.5 inch
€1,400
Aquatinte n°6, cigogne
Raymond Waydelich
Print - 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
€700
Gorille Dominant
Valerian Sioridzé
Sculpture - 18 x 11 x 17 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 4.3 x 6.7 inch
€420
Ultimate Freedom rehaussée
Yoann Bonneville (YBA)
Print - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€360
Cerf noir
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€4,100
Kong Argent Christmas Edition
Richard Orlinski
Design - 19 x 13.5 x 6 cm Design - 7.5 x 5.3 x 2.4 inch
€600
Wild Lens - KANGAROO
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,890
Wild lens - Elephant XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,890
Wild lens - Elephant XX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,990
Wild lens - Big Five I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 50 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,890
Cat with pet bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 54 x 42 x 27 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 16.5 x 10.6 inch
€1,700
Grace and Power Under Pressure (Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 x 0.5 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0.2 inch
€450
Roboclusion Kong Skate
Vincent Sabatier
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 2 inch
€1,300
Ours inox Ajouré
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 75 x 49 x 62 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 19.3 x 24.4 inch
€68,000
Golden Monkey
Valerian Sioridzé
Sculpture - 32 x 19 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.5 x 4.7 inch
€1,250
Kong Christmas (Red Edition)
Richard Orlinski
Design - 19 x 13.5 x 6 cm Design - 7.5 x 5.3 x 2.4 inch
€600
Jaguar du Costa Rica N° 4
Catherine Clare
Print - 30 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€320
In the rays of the sun
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Abstract Panther Gold
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 140 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 55.1 inch
€4,950
Lion and two cubs
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 25 x 43 x 16 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.9 x 6.3 inch
€4,500
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
€3,100
Two children with baby elephant
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 14 x 36 x 8 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 14.2 x 3.1 inch
€3,400
Bagheera - étude de panthère assise
Isabelle Carabantes
Sculpture - 17 x 16 x 14 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 6.3 x 5.5 inch
€3,200
Small Stainless Steel Bear - Lunes
Irena Tone
Design - 20.5 x 13.5 x 16 cm Design - 8.1 x 5.3 x 6.3 inch
€600
Born to be wild
Diederik Van Apple
Print - 90 x 180 x 4 cm Print - 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
€4,950 €3,960
Very shine / Tout timide
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 23 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
€2,200
Jaguar du Costa Rica II, N°5/5
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€250
Jaguar du Costa Rica II, N°4/5
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€250
Panther Bubble (Green Edition)
Richard Orlinski
Design - 9 x 20 x 4 cm Design - 3.5 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
€400
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!