Bronze with dark patina, life-size, signed and edition number 20/50 to tail underside.

14 x 20 x 7 in.

Private Collection, Davidson, North Carolina

Creating unique works with a genuine respect and appreciation for nature's creatures, Jim Eppler's naturalistic bronze works and paintings take inspiration from the Naturalist and author Henry Beston:

“For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.”

Eppler's official art training includes a BFA in Studio Art from Texas Tech University, as well as studies with Bob Kuhn, Robert Wood, Bill Worrell, Raymond Froman, Charles Reid, and Paul Milosevich. He is represented in galleries from California to New York, and has been featured in the book, “Wildlife Art, 60 Contemporary Masters and Their Work” (Joan Muyskens Pursley, Portfolio Press), and in numerous magazines. His public installations include the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Frederik Meijer Gardens, South Plains Wildlife Rehab Center, National Exhibits Foundation, National Ranching Heritage Museum, Booth Museum, West Texas Museum Collection, and the Benson Sculpture Garden, The Virginia Museum of Animal Art, along with numerous private installations.

Good estate condition; a few minor marks to the patina.