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Chihuahua Montecarmelo
Elvira Carrasco
Sculpture - 24 x 11.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 4.5 x 5.7 inch
$2,547
Lion d'Afrique
Gilbert Sacchetti
Sculpture - 35 x 68 x 40 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 26.8 x 15.7 inch
$23,196
Merging with nature
Georgi Georgiev
Sculpture - 60 x 34 x 15 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 13.4 x 5.9 inch
$5,219
Venus au maquereau
Bernard Terreaux
Sculpture - 26 x 30 x 44 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11.8 x 17.3 inch
$1,137
La Fratrie n°3b
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 29 x 21 x 19 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 8.3 x 7.5 inch
Price upon request
Pénéloppe
Olivier Bertrand
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 17.7 inch
Price upon request
Tom Sawyer or The cat on the Hat
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 27 x 14 x 20 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.5 x 7.9 inch
$3,363
Small elephant on its back
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 13 x 9.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 3.7 x 2.2 inch
$1,102
Little balloon elephant
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm Sculpture - 3.7 x 3 x 1.4 inch
$1,044
Kong Origine / Origin Kong
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
$25,399
Cheval / Horse, Blue gradient
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 40 x 10 x 26 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 3.9 x 10.2 inch
$8,002
Wild Kong Love
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 16 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 6.3 inch
$12,178
L'ourson gris
Giuseppe Piermatteo
Sculpture - 35 x 29 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.4 x 9.8 inch
$1,276
Petit chat gris
Giuseppe Piermatteo
Sculpture - 35 x 27 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 10.6 x 5.1 inch
$1,067
Tribute to Max Ernst
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 38 x 15 x 14 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5.9 x 5.5 inch
$4,059
Wild Panther Grise PM
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 15 x 33 x 7 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 13 x 2.8 inch
$4,407
Little bears with a balloon
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 29 x 16 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 6.3 x 4.3 inch
$2,899
Cominus et Eminus
Nicola Lazzari
Sculpture - 14.5 x 8.5 x 12.5 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 3.3 x 4.9 inch
$4,407
My favourite Merens
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 39 x 26 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 10.2 x 4.7 inch
$5,103
Giraffe and her doll
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 98 x 18 x 20 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 7.1 x 7.9 inch
$6,843
Two Percherons and their little riders
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 20.5 x 62 x 11 cm Sculpture - 8.1 x 24.4 x 4.3 inch
$9,046
Roll Over, Play Dead!
Ruben Mols
Sculpture - 90 x 70 x 4 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,552
Amazing Sperm Whale (large size)
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 25 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch
$5,219
Chenille je sème le bonheur
Flo Hombecq
Sculpture - 15 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
$232
L’évolution profonde
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 19.5 x 32.5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 7.7 x 12.8 x 2 inch
$1,311
Buste de guépard, maquette
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 24.5 x 16 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.6 x 6.3 x 3.9 inch
$5,799
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
$3,247
Majestic Lion Sculpture
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 50 x 79 x 43 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 31.1 x 16.9 inch
$711
Timeless Equestrian Elegance Sculpture
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 57 x 37 x 35 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 14.6 x 13.8 inch
$307
35cm Lambo Tribute, Green Teddy
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch
$753
35cm CH Tribute, bi color white and gold Teddy
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch
$754
Buste de guépard
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 54 x 34 x 26 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 13.4 x 10.2 inch
$18,556
Léopard se léchant la patte, monumentale
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 63 x 143 x 34 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 56.3 x 13.4 inch
$41,752
Guépard assis
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 102 x 53 x 34 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 20.9 x 13.4 inch
$37,113
Teddy love red emotion
Nicolas Krauss
Sculpture - 34 x 24 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 9.4 x 5.9 inch
$3,247
Teddy love matte black
Nicolas Krauss
Sculpture - 34 x 24 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 9.4 x 5.9 inch
$3,247
On the beach of Berck
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 190 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 74.8 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$68,427
Bears column with three balloons
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 115 x 34 x 24 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 13.4 x 9.4 inch
$15,657
Panthère yeux alu de 110 cm
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 110 x 48 x 22 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 18.9 x 8.7 inch
$19,600
Le choc des titans (cuivre)
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 27 x 51 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 20.1 x 4.3 inch
$2,899
Gacko bear LV mate
André Gacko
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 9.1 inch
$1,728
Gacko bear love pop art Banksy white
André Gacko
Sculpture - 27 x 26 x 21 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.2 x 8.3 inch
$1,496
Van Gogh's Starry Night Bulldog
Priscilla Vettese
Sculpture - 24 x 20 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.9 x 5.5 inch
$405
Le choc des titans (cuivre) vérsion plus foncée
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 27 x 51 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 20.1 x 4.3 inch
$2,899
Een vis genaamd Amelia
Marta & Slava
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 50 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 19.7 inch
$3,247
Wild Kong Earth
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 75 x 37 x 18 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 14.6 x 7.1 inch
$31,198
Le rêve ou le loup et la petite fille
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 16 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 6.3 inch
$4,871
Kong "Born Wild"
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 52 x 42 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 16.5 x 7.9 inch
$10,438
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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.
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.
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.
Jeff Koons' Rabbit series consists of three stainless steel animal sculptures.