DAVID SHEPHERD | Elephant
Signed 'David Shepherd' (lower right)
Oil on Board
20 x 25 cms / 7¾ x 9¾ inches
Sold as a set of five, alongside Cheetah, Buffalo, Lion and Rhino, for £62,000
Elephant depicts an adult elephant standing prominently in the foreground, flanked by a smaller elephant set further back in the landscape. The figures are positioned on open ground beneath a pale sky, with distant forms suggesting a broad savannah setting. The foreground elephant is rendered frontally, its ears extended and trunk lowered, while the secondary figure establishes depth. David Shepherd constructs the forms using thickly applied oil paint in greys and warm earth tones, with visible texture across the animals and ground.
David Shepherd is regarded by many as being the world's leading wildlife artist. He started his artistic career as an aviation artist, and an early commission for the RAF took him to Kenya where David painted his first wildlife subject and he never looked back.
David's love of wildlife is apparent in all aspects of his life. In 1984 he established the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation to fund vital enforcement and community projects that protect wildlife survival in the natural habitat, and has since received many conservationist awards including an OBE.
Davids's distinctive style stems from a personal attachment with the animals of Kenya.His impasto brushwork in the foreground contrasted with the detailed and intricate depiction of the wild animals highlights the details of the rich African terrain and the fragility of the animals within.
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