🐆 African Leopard Oil Painting – Signed 1990s British Wildlife Realism

🎯 Subject & Medium

An arresting and beautifully executed original oil on board painting, titled “Leopard in Wilderness – Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya,” created during the 1990s by British artist C. Freeman, working in the stylistic tradition of renowned wildlife painter Pip McGarry.

The subject is a majestic green-eyed African leopard, shown in half-length profile, gazing downward with sharp focus. Set in the vast savannahs of Kenya’s Masai Mara, this portrait captures the essence of one of nature’s most elusive predators in its native terrain.

🖌️ Composition & Technique

This piece blends naturalistic detail with bold visual drama:

• The leopard’s fur is textured with rosettes and fine spotting, painted with careful, layered brushstrokes

• Vibrant green eyes, filled with depth and expression, dominate the composition and draw immediate attention

• The whiskers and facial structure are finely articulated, conveying intelligence and motion

• A warm, softly blurred savannah background in tones of ochre, olive, and golden brown adds mood and harmony

The artist’s style merges realism and atmosphere, much like Pip McGarry, blending tight control in the animal’s features with expressive treatment of light and background.

✍️ Signed

• Signed C. Freeman in the lower corner

• Original oil on board, dated c.1990s

• A bold and collectable piece of British postwar wildlife art

👨 About the Artist 

C. Freeman is a follower of McGarry, working in a similar genre with an emphasis on wildlife realism, exotic landscapes, and emotive animal portraiture.

🖼️ Frame

The painting is professionally housed in a Larson Juhl Prague-style frame made of pine and spruce, finished in a warm gold-brown leaf wash with spoon profile carving. This handcrafted frame complements the earthy palette of the painting and enhances its dramatic effect.

• Fitted with rear hanging thread

• Ready to hang immediately

📏 Framed Dimensions

• Height: 62.5 cm

• Width: 72.5 cm

• Depth: 5 cm

🏛️ Provenance 

• From a private Shire collection

• Includes museum label verso

• Held by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

✅ Why You'' Love it

✅ Stunning and lifelike big cat portrait
✅ Emotive subject with safari and wildlife appeal
✅ Painted in the tradition of Pip McGarry
✅ Rich, warm colours in a high-quality frame
✅ A standout piece for collectors, decorators, or animal lovers

📋 Condition Report

• Painting surface: Excellent, well-preserved

• Frame: Recent, minor imperfections from hand-finishing

• Overall: A fine collector’s item in ready-to-display condition

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