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THBDavid Shepherd (1931 – 2017) – Tsavo in Dry Season (1976)
Lot 36
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Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
11944 North Tracey Road
Hayden, ID 83835
United States
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction specializes in the finest classical Western and American Art representing past masters and outstanding contemporary artists. The auction principals have over 100 years of combined experience in selling fine art and have netted their clients over $325 million in the last fif...Read more
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The 2025 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, to be held July 26 in Reno, Nevada, will feature 354 selections of unparalleled quality in Western & American Art from historical and contemporary artists such as Charles M. Russell, Maynard Dixon, William R. Leigh, Thomas Moran, Howard Terpning, E. Martin Hennings, and more. Coeur d'Alene Art Auction info@cdaartauction.com
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- Lot Description
David Shepherd (1931 – 2017)
Tsavo in Dry Season (1976)
oil on canvas
22 × 41 inches
signed and dated lower right
VERSO
Label, Braarud Fine Art, La Conner, Washington
Reflecting on his first encounter with elephants in the wild, the artist wrote: “It was on my very first visit to Kenya in 1949 and my abortive attempt to become a game warden that I saw my very first elephants in the wild. The initial impression, and one that has gained strength over the years as I have seen more and more of these magnificent animals in their natural environment, is of one’s own complete insignificance. If armed with a gun, man is powerful, but alone, unarmed, he is nothing. The lion has been termed ‘The King of the Beasts’ and, impressive though he can be, I really cannot quite understand why!
“The elephant is a gentle giant. The warden, who showed me my very first elephant, said ‘If you leave them alone, they will leave you alone.’ Man is the elephant’s only enemy. I can never think of elephants as dangerous. Why should I? They are only dangerous when man has given them reason to be.
“Tsavo, where the earth is red, will always be one of the finest places to see African elephants.”
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Idaho
View More InformationSurface is in excellent condition. No signs of restoration.Condition
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