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![Sculpture, Guardian, Javier de la Rosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1918173_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Kouros, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1188912_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Chispa, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182003_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Frene, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155756_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, La mer 24, Richard Pommier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1933494_1_grid.jpg)
La mer 24
Richard Pommier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inch
$218
![Sculpture, Duo de Muses 12-24, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174549_1_grid.jpg)
Duo de Muses 12-24
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 4.3 x 3.9 inch
$1,091
![Sculpture, Ballerina Woman, Rocwood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212459_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mini Godess, Rocwood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187433_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Dia, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182281_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mutine, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182267_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Elle bronze, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182008_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Arabesque, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181998_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Retrouvailles, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175923_1_grid.jpg)
Pavarti Retrouvailles
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 52 x 24 x 12 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 9.4 x 4.7 inch
$1,436
![Sculpture, Pavarti Impromptue, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152437_1_grid.jpg)
Pavarti Impromptue
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 40 x 22 x 11 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 8.7 x 4.3 inch
$1,091
![Sculpture, Pavarti Gé, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140815_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Idole différences 66-21, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140253_1_grid.jpg)
Idole différences 66-21
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 5.5 inch
$1,436
![Sculpture, Equilibre, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182004_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Incertitude, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155754_1_grid.jpg)
Pavarti Incertitude
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 22 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,091
![Sculpture, Pavarti Eclaircissement, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153196_1_grid.jpg)
Pavarti Eclaircissement
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 22 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,091
![Sculpture, Miss X, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182271_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Hamac, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182012_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Horizon, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182009_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Fuego, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182005_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Sculpture Front Dive, Rocwood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1210371_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Equilibre, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183035_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Swing, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182581_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pas de deux, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182435_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Amethys, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182280_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Miss X xl, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182274_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Azur, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155753_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Signature, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155350_1_grid.jpg)
Pavarti Signature
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 31 x 22 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 8.7 x 4.7 inch
$1,091
![Sculpture, Pavarti Surfeur, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155349_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Sous la pluie, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153170_1_grid.jpg)
Pavarti Sous la pluie
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 34 x 17 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 6.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,091
![Sculpture, Pavarti Océanie, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152439_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Steppe, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152438_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Barong, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140816_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Dia, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182015_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Muse 144-21, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153174_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Belisama hopefully, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203341_1_grid.jpg)
Belisama hopefully
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 85 x 41 x 17 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 16.1 x 6.7 inch
$5,744
![Sculpture, Belisama L'envol, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176562_1_grid.jpg)
Belisama L'envol
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 36 x 34 x 14 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 13.4 x 5.5 inch
$2,815
![Sculpture, Kouros Action Vérité, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165609_1_grid.jpg)
Kouros Action Vérité
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 18 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 7.1 inch
$2,815
![Sculpture, Kouros Ô Séant, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155407_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Connect The first, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155233_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Belisama La femme ruban, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152442_1_grid.jpg)
Belisama La femme ruban
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 53 x 41 x 15 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 16.1 x 5.9 inch
$2,815
![Sculpture, Kouros Ceylan 81-14, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151977_1_grid.jpg)
Kouros Ceylan 81-14
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 57 x 45 x 18 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 17.7 x 7.1 inch
$2,815
![Sculpture, Belisama Rouge Carmin 42-19, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151974_1_grid.jpg)
Belisama Rouge Carmin 42-19
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 48 x 42 x 13 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 16.5 x 5.1 inch
$3,447
![Sculpture, Kouros - Vision de Cocagne, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151800_1_grid.jpg)
Kouros - Vision de Cocagne
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 58 x 40 x 23 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 15.7 x 9.1 inch
$2,815
![Sculpture, Belisama Bleu mer 19-41, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149254_1_grid.jpg)
Belisama Bleu mer 19-41
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 46 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch
$3,447
![Sculpture, Belisama antan, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144102_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Connect - Dos à dos, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140813_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Kouros - Et le rideau se lève, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140808_1_grid.jpg)
Kouros - Et le rideau se lève
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 102 x 57 x 19 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 22.4 x 7.5 inch
$4,596
![Sculpture, Belisama It's only gold, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155434_1_grid.jpg)
Belisama It's only gold
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 53 x 44 x 14 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 17.3 x 5.5 inch
$24,127
![Sculpture, Belisama Golden Dawn, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151971_1_grid.jpg)
Belisama Golden Dawn
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 53 x 42 x 21 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 16.5 x 8.3 inch
$24,127
![Sculpture, Belisama Jocaste, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140246_1_grid.jpg)
Belisama Jocaste
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 20 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.2 x 7.9 inch
$18,382
![Sculpture, Pavarti Virvoltant, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155749_1_grid.jpg)
Pavarti Virvoltant
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 32 x 24 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 9.4 x 3.9 inch
$3,447
![Sculpture, Family, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1591611_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Love dance, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/674613_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Family, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/893727_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Muse of music, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/769896_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Game with bird, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/825510_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Dance, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196809_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Impulse, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/871071_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Family, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200314_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Halo, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1505064_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Dance, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1318992_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, The tree of life, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/996729_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Germ, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/990957_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Equilibrium, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925962_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Wings, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/841698_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Love, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/833340_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Family group, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/764499_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Family, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/672198_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, The tree, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208822_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, A sand clock, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181928_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, The magic stone, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2109192_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Bird, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1359591_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Boat for Two, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1326660_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Flirt, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262337_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Attraction, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/973281_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Wings, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616652_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Phoenix, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1131879_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Together, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/952218_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Up, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1028364_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Bird, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/742641_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Pavarti Dansante, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2228002_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Game with Bird, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/627084_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Dream, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153543_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Victory, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140866_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Enamored birds, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/727728_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Phoenix, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/715968_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Love, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/687477_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Wind, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/659622_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Birds in Love, Milko Dobrev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/627420_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.