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![Sculpture, Ours sur boule, Anne Rabion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1361262_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Ours, Anne Rabion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1361256_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Elia e L’elefante bronzo mini, Stefano Bombardieri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1336560_1_grid.jpg)
Elia e L’elefante bronzo mini
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 35 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 13.8 inch
$16,901
![Sculpture, Panthère, Pascal Chesneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1221120_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Faisan, Pascal Chesneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1221111_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Éléphant, Pascal Chesneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197837_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Relax, Poren Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/652083_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Équilibre d'éléphants, Philippe Berry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/827403_1_grid.jpg)
Équilibre d'éléphants
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 53 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$4,845
![Sculpture, Jeu de plume 13-24, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180458_1_grid.jpg)
Jeu de plume 13-24
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 32 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
$676
![Sculpture, Vanité 3-24, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160791_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Boom!, Poren Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1410522_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, White Chicken, Nora Blazeviciute](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1181352_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Equilibre d'elephants, Philippe Berry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2129209_1_grid.jpg)
Equilibre d'elephants
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 122 x 33 x 33 cm Sculpture - 48 x 13 x 13 inch
$18,028
![Sculpture, Cheval, Richard Pommier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1484820_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Asnar, Saône De Stalh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/980868_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Un roc, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147931_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Une larme 96-22, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147926_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Gold Tibetan Ram Skull, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622233_1_grid.jpg)
Gold Tibetan Ram Skull
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 25.4 x 63.5 x 7.6 cm Print - 10 x 25 x 3 inch
$529
![Print, Chinese Water Buffalo Skull Print - Gold and Blue with Blue Horns, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/517757_1_grid.jpg)
Chinese Water Buffalo Skull Print - Gold and Blue with Blue Horns
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$462
![Print, Gold Leaf Chinese Water Buffalo Skull with Blue Horns, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/662262_1_grid.jpg)
Gold Leaf Chinese Water Buffalo Skull with Blue Horns
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Print - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$462
![Print, Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/662253_1_grid.jpg)
Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Print - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$462
![Print, Silver and Light Blue Diamond Dust Chinese Water Buffalo Skull, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/662238_1_grid.jpg)
Silver and Light Blue Diamond Dust Chinese Water Buffalo Skull
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Print - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$462
![Print, Purple Diamond Dust Chinese Water Buffalo Skull with Red Horns, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/662232_1_grid.jpg)
Purple Diamond Dust Chinese Water Buffalo Skull with Red Horns
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Print - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$462
![Print, Chinese Water Buffalo Skull Print - Pink with Turquoise Horns on White, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/525449_1_grid.jpg)
Chinese Water Buffalo Skull Print - Pink with Turquoise Horns on White
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$462
![Print, Chinese Water Buffalo Skull Print - Tiffany with Silver Horns, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/517745_1_grid.jpg)
Chinese Water Buffalo Skull Print - Tiffany with Silver Horns
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$462
![Print, Chinese Water Buffalo Skull Print - All Blue on White, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/517742_1_grid.jpg)
Chinese Water Buffalo Skull Print - All Blue on White
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$462
![Sculpture, L'ours Pompon - Edition Yves Klein, François Pompon et Yves Klein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1610328_1_grid.jpg)
L'ours Pompon - Edition Yves Klein
François Pompon et Yves Klein
Sculpture - 27 x 49 x 19 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 19.3 x 7.5 inch
$10,084
![Sculpture, Violon oublié des dieux 71-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155755_1_grid.jpg)
Violon oublié des dieux 71-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 40 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
$1,127
![Sculpture, Hello (Hallo), Poren Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/283168_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Cantatrice, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189637_1_grid.jpg)
Pavarti Cantatrice
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.9 x 5.1 inch
$1,408
![Sculpture, Montagne Yogi 65-22, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171811_1_grid.jpg)
Montagne Yogi 65-22
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 27 x 18 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 7.1 x 3.9 inch
$1,070
![Sculpture, Ours Nandi, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162512_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Chapeau 112-22, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154877_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Soir de première, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152436_1_grid.jpg)
Soir de première
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 47 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,746
![Fine Art Drawings, La mer 22, Richard Pommier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1933491_1_grid.jpg)
La mer 22
Richard Pommier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inch
$214
![Painting, 477, Punk Me Tender](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1953999_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 472, Punk Me Tender](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1953993_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 457, Punk Me Tender](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1953978_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 411, Punk Me Tender](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1953975_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Sweet, Poren Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1410516_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Armories 75-19, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151790_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Cubic Bull, Rocwood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1480161_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Harmless, Rocwood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1473990_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Every Day Is a New Start, Poren Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1438908_1_grid.jpg)
Every Day Is a New Start
Poren Huang
Sculpture - 30 x 38 x 23 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15 x 9.1 inch
$19,600
![Sculpture, Contentment, Poren Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1438893_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Wonderful, Poren Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1438887_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Éléphant et son ballon rouge, Philippe Berry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/902562_1_grid.jpg)
Éléphant et son ballon rouge
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 56 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 22 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch
$9,577
![Painting, La pomme, Plaf](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182905_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Crane 2-24, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160574_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Scarlet Chinese Water Buffalo Skull with Silver Horns on White, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/823347_1_grid.jpg)
Scarlet Chinese Water Buffalo Skull with Silver Horns on White
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Print - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$462
![Print, All Gold Chinese Water Buffalo on White, Angela Morris-Winmill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/192703_1_grid.jpg)
All Gold Chinese Water Buffalo on White
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$462
![Sculpture, Big bull, Rocwood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2013744_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Bull Charging, Rocwood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2013660_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Horse standing, Rocwood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1205418_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Acteur de l'ombre 103-19, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155356_1_grid.jpg)
Acteur de l'ombre 103-19
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 42 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch
$789
![Sculpture, Pavarti Ultime, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155248_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tableau métal Orchidée, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153166_1_grid.jpg)
Tableau métal Orchidée
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 50 x 46 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,070
![Sculpture, Tableau métal crane, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153159_1_grid.jpg)
Tableau métal crane
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 50 x 46 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,070
![Sculpture, Urban art hand, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151992_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Crane 157-20, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151982_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Fouque Wittig, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144097_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Blue Rabbit, Nora Blazeviciute](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140056_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Swag, Poren Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/979284_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Heruns xxl, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182257_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Coquilles Saint-Jacques 10-24, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173358_1_grid.jpg)
Coquilles Saint-Jacques 10-24
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 24 x 17 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 6.7 x 4.7 inch
$676
![Sculpture, Ours 102-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158418_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tête de lion 35-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155740_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Eros et Agape 26-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155351_1_grid.jpg)
Eros et Agape 26-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$676
![Sculpture, Crane 27-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155251_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Moi aussi, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155245_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Crane 89-21, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153178_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Idole 165-20, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151806_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Martre 33-18, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149251_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Crane 100-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149096_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Crane 97-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145041_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Flamme vanité 90-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142532_1_grid.jpg)
Flamme vanité 90-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 34 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
$789
![Sculpture, Bouteille champagne 63-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141088_1_grid.jpg)
Bouteille champagne 63-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 32 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$789
![Sculpture, Eléphant 58-19, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141076_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Hello World, Nora Blazeviciute](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1932111_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Black Chicken, Nora Blazeviciute](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1932105_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pig pride, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182453_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Ludwig, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182436_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Olé olé medium, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182275_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, L’Ours Pompon édition Yves Klein - Épreuve d'Artiste + édition papier offerte, François Pompon et Yves Klein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2112360_1_grid.jpg)
L’Ours Pompon édition Yves Klein - Épreuve d'Artiste + édition papier offerte
François Pompon et Yves Klein
Sculpture - 27 x 49 x 19 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 19.3 x 7.5 inch
$14,084
![Sculpture, SOS Save our sharks xl, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182478_1_grid.jpg)
SOS Save our sharks xl
Bernard Rives
Sculpture - 148 x 125 x 58 cm Sculpture - 58.3 x 49.2 x 22.8 inch
$20,282
![Sculpture, Shark s, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182470_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Jolly Jumper, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182259_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Aigrette, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181996_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Kouros Doppelgänger, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151797_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Le blond, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147910_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, L'age de glace 16-24, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199124_1_grid.jpg)
L'age de glace 16-24
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 12 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch
$676
![Sculpture, Bouteille champagne 76-23, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155357_1_grid.jpg)
Bouteille champagne 76-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 31 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
$789
![Sculpture, Eléphant 50-19, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155355_1_grid.jpg)
Modern Animal Sculptors
Animals have always been important subjects for sculpture. From Egyptian sculptors producing naturalistic representations of cattle, donkeys and hippopotamuses to ancient Chinese sculptors making small-scale animal sculptures in bronze, animals have long since inspired the artist. In 1831 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. This animal sculpture led to naturalism and realistic representations of fauna characterizing sculpture of the period, rekindling the importance of nature and striving to meticulously recreate it. But modern sculpture saw a shift away from realism and the likes of Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Abstract art, Cubism and Expressionism influenced modern art and animal sculpture. It isn’t surprising that effects of this shift have been seen in more contemporary works like those of Marie Ackers and Philippe Buil. The simplicity of their work may pay homage to 19th century French animaliers like Barye or use bronze and steel to reshape classical forms of animals but other contemporary artists such as Ti'Ou (Virginie Micheleau) use the animal sculpture as a way to highlight environmental action and climate change. With uncertainty around their own future, let’s hope animals will forever continue to inspire the artist.