
Griffin the Bull
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July 27, 04:29 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Alexandra Klimas
Netherlands 1970
Griffin the Bull
Signed 'Klimas.' upper left
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 35.2 by 51 in.; 89.5 by 129.5 cm
Framed: 39.4 by 55.1 in.; 100 by 140 cm
Executed in 2023
Courtesy of the artist and ARC.
Second Place Landscape in the 17th International ARC Salon® online exhibition;
17th & 18th International ARC Salon® Exhibition at Sotheby's New York, July 17-27, 2026.
Art Renewal Center, International Realism: 17th & 18th International ARC Salons (Woodbridge, UK: ACC Art Books Ltd, 2026), p. 168, illustrated.
“Every animal, including those often ‘forgotten’ in the intensive meat industry, deserves attention. In this industry, bulls are frequently kept indoors, often in pens with hard slatted floors. They face inadequate space and numerous hoof and leg problems. Consequently, the welfare standards in intensive beef cattle farming are often poor. Through my painting, I grant freedom to the bull, Griffin. The dark clouds symbolize the negative aspects of this industry, but fortunately, the sun breaks through the clouds when people pay more attention to the welfare of animals destined for our consumption.” – Alexandra Klimas