Carl Brenders, BLACK SPHINX, Black Panther, art print, ARTIST PROOF A/P#1/76

Description: BLACK SPHINX A/P#1/76 (Limited Edition Print) (SOLD OUT FROM THE PUBLISHER) by: Carl Brenders Image Size: 19"h x 28¾"w Published: 1993 Edition size: 76 This is print: Artist Proof A/P#1/76HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE A/P#1....LAST ONE!!When it's gone....it's GONE! This print is signed and numbered by the artist and GUARANTEED to arrive in MINT condition. Carl Brenders is one of the finest wildlife artists in the world. We are offering this print in the original folder, never framed, with certificate of authenticity. We will gladly ship to you insured UPS for $29. in the contiguous US. International orders will ship carefully tubed. By bidding, foreign residents also acknowledge that they are aware of and agree to pay all taxes and related charges. CARL BRENDERS Carl Brenders’ love for all creatures, from the friendly to the ferocious, is evident in his masterful attention to their every detail; nothing is overlooked. With his imagination, Brenders is able to get close enough to wild animals so that he can almost feel their textures. Consequently, his work has a tactile reality, giving us the sense of having been where even the most intrepid of field guides have not ventured. Of this ability Brenders says, "A painter is a privileged being, because in his imagination he can come very close to the animals he paints. In reality, one can never come this close to wild animals, particularly if they are predators." Brenders' insistence on anatomical perfection in his paintings stems from his philosophy that nature, itself, is perfection: “That is why I paint the way I do with so much detail and so much realism — I want to capture that perfection," he says. BLACK SPHINX A/P#1/76 Ancient Egypt had a remarkable culture. Animals and plants had a special place in sculpture, painting, ornaments and jewelry. Stylized beetles, falcons, cats and serpents all were used as symbols. One of their most famous and enduring symbols, a statue of the Sun God and King, was an enigmatic cat-like animal with a man’s head, called a sphinx. Painting this black leopard, I thought Black Sphinx would be an appropriate title, because it reminded me so much of the Egyptian statue. In modern times, a sphinx still symbolizes someone who is difficult to see through, a mysterious person. Because of their dark coloring, black leopards look very mysterious indeed. They live in dark rainforests where they are almost invisible. The black leopard is only a melanistic form of the leopard, most commonly found in India, Java and Malaysia. Leopards on the African continent are mostly orange-yellow with dark spots, a perfect camouflage in the more open savanna habitat. Only the Ethiopian highlands have a population of African black leopards.— Carl Brenders AUTHORIZED GREENWICH WORKSHOP DEALER CONSERVATION DESIGN, INC 14 VALLEY ST. DUXBURY, MA 02332

Price: 695 USD

Location: Duxbury, Massachusetts

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