" LION AT TSAVO "
Robert Bateman

950 Signed & Numbered Lithograph Print
16.75" x 27"
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" Dusk is a time of activity along the rivers of Africa. Life of the day and life of the
night overlap. Also it is a time and place of great danger for those creatures whose
lot it is to be captured and eaten by predators.

This mature lion is, however, not on the prowl. His wives do that. He is taking a stroll
after his hot, daylong siesta. The river provides not only a place to drink, but the
possibility of something interesting to observe and maybe even some easy prey.

I liked the positive and negative shapes of the rocks and water and reflections.
African rivers are subject to sudden floods. The ancient rocks are sculptured by the
river. In the mud deposits are the textures of the hoof prints of the grassland game.
Perhaps they had just been drinking and have moved out of the lion's casual approach".
Robert Bateman

  

Lion at Tsavo - Robert Bateman

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