Sundowners Live Auction Catalogue

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Money Can't Buy 3 Night Safari with a Difference for Two

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This is an exclusive opportunity to go behind the scenes at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, get up close the last two northern white rhinos left on the planet AND join the science professionals and Leader of the BioRescue Team & Frontline Rhino Reproduction, Professor Thomas Hildebrandt, as they conduct an ovum pick-up from Najin and Fatu, in the race to save the species from extinction.

As well as spending time with the experts, you will spend quality time with Najin and Fatu, help with the morning grooming and breakfast feeding, walk them out to a larger enclosure and assist with a mud bath. The northern white rhino rangers will be on hand to answer all your questions and you will also go rhino patrolling with the Rhino Patrol Unit. Game drives to see the rest of Ol Pejeta’s magnificent wildlife is also part of the itinerary with lion tracking as an option.

kindly donated by Ol Pejeta Conservancy

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Najin Original Artwork by Award Winning Wildlife Artist Karen Laurence-Rowe What Najin represents as one of the last of her kind has been perfectly captured in this stunning oil on canvas by internationally renowned wildlife artist, Karen Laurence-Rowe. Mother and daughter, Fatu are the last two northern white rhino, the last of a species that only science can now save.

"Whenever I am in the presence of Najin and Fatu - or looking at their images, which I have done now hundreds of thousands of times during the painting process - I am acutely aware of the potential finiteness of it all.Of all the endangered species I have painted, these two are the ones that most profoundly stir the fear of loss in me - can science save them? Call me foolish - but I’ll put a hand on their tough hides and pray that it can.�

After Sudan, the last known male, died, Karen was determined the conservation in crisis messages that reverberated around the world would not fade with his passing and immediately set about preserving on canvas a lasting tribute to the last two female northern white rhinos, Najin and Fatu.

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Karen Laurence-Rowe Karen has lived in Africa all her life and currently resides in Kenya where the extraordinary wildlife and landscapes continue to capture her imagination and fill the canvases and surfaces that she works on. In the last few years, Karen has increasingly turned her attention to the conservation of wildlife and endangered species. Her work clearly reflects Karen's passion in this area.

Medium: Dimensions:

Oil on Canvas 110 x 80cm

kindly donated by Karen Laurence-Rowe karenlaurence-rowe.com

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Lot 3 Fatu

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Original Artwork by Award Winning Wildlife Artist Karen Laurence-Rowe

As the youngest of the two surviving northern white rhino, the fate facing Fatu is that she will one day be the last of her species.

To capture the significance of this unwanted future Karen revisited a technique that she had experimented with nearly two decades ago in the hope that the method would allow the portraits to take on a ‘museum’ quality - a status that a near extinct species deserves!

"Throughout the process of the paintings Karen wanted the rhinos to look archaic, precious, irreplaceable. No background clutter, no frills - just pure essence of rhino!

I endeavoured to evoke the feeling in the viewer that they were looking at a creature from bygone years, now extinct - and leave them wondering at how a creature so marvellous could ever have existed!”

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Karen Laurence-Rowe Karen’s conservation artworks have earned her global recognition including Artist for Conservation Foundation, Medal of Excellence (2017), David Shepherd Personal Choice Award (2017), Simon Combes Conservation Artist Award in Canada (2015), and the Wildlife Artist of the Year (2012).

Medium: Dimensions:

Oil on Canvas 110 x 80cm

50% of sale price kindly donated by Karen Laurence-Rowe karenlaurence-rowe.com

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Sudan the Monument

by Rungwe In the impending tragedy of Sudan’s death in March 2018 we wanted to record with the best means possible the actuality of what the extinction of the northern white rhino means with a powerful but poignant three dimensional image. The first time humans realised they could exterminate an entire species was the Dodo, now 360 years later we are facing extinctions on an enormous scale and we felt that Sudan could become a totemic symbol, at least as potent as the iconic images of the Dodo, but one for our own age.

To this end we recorded Sudan with photogrammetry and white light scanning and from these digital records 3D printed and sculpted first this metre long Maquette and then a fully life size sculpture. It is intended to be a monument to Sudan and his species; a plea for all the other species we are having such an immense impact on and to try and convey something of what it feels like to be in the presence of such a magnificent animal.

Live Auction Click for more information and to bid The tragedy of Sudan’s plight galvanised us into action and together with the digital and modelling teams at Pangolin we have made our monument.

On one side Sudan lies on the ground his huge head heavy with advanced years and the weight of his iconic relict status, on the other he tilts his head slightly and raises a foreleg, a symbol of hope for the moment an embryo created with his sperm is born struggles up and rescues his species from total extinction.

105kg of real bronze Medium: Dimensions: L: 1110mm W: 517mm H: 400mm profits kindly donated by Rungwe Kingdon and Pangolin Editions pangolin-editions.com

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Go Behind the Scenes on a Out of This World Safari Experience Exclusive to Sundowners

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy has tailor-made an exclusive, ‘money can’t buy’ behind the scenes safari for four.

This exceptional Safari, 6 days / 5 nights, will take you behind the scenes at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, one of the most significant conservancies in East Africa. The Safari was put together exclusively for this event and cannot be booked anywhere else.

Experience walking with rangers, get up close to the last two northern white rhinos left on the planet, take part in their daily care and meet their world renowned Carers, track lions with the Research Team, witness the training of the anti-poaching dog unit and be hands-on in setting a search and find exercise - these are just some of the things that you will be able to do on this bespoke Safari.

kindly donated by Ol Pejeta Conservancy

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On patrol with Ol Pejeta's anti-poaching K-9 Unit

Caring for the last two northern white rhinos

Monitoring Ol Pejeta's black rhino population

Lion Tracking on Ol Pejeta

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Exclusive One Off bronze fo Sudan's Footprint by Matbronze Sudan was the last male northern white rhino on the planet when he died of age related complications in March 2018.

Cast by Kenyan artist Denis Mathews when Sudan was still alive, this bronze of his footprint is the only one of its kind. The bronze was created on site at Ol Pejeta and cast at the Matbronze foundry using the ‘lost wax’ casting technique. Its sheer size reminds us of the power of the magnificent Sudan.

As a one off production, this is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a treasured memory of the most famous rhino in the world, and the last of his kind.

Dimensions: 30 x 30cm

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Matbronze Matbronze is a family business based in the heart of Kenya. They strive to capture the beauty of Africa's wildlife in handmade bronze sculptures, in the hope that by doing so, the animals themselves will become timeless.

Matbronze Art Gallery & Foundry features a display of over 600 hand cast bronze sculptures by wildlife artist Denis Mathews. From tiny lion cub paw prints to life sized crocodiles, the sculptures are impressive and fascinating to look at in their accurate representation of a diverse range of Kenya’s wildlife.

kindly donated by Matbronze matbronze.com

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Lot 7 Noble

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by Internationally Acclaimed Artist Benjamin Walls

In the heart of the Masai Mara, internationally acclaimed artist Benjamin Walls happened across one of the largest male lions in Kenya. To capture his stunning presence, Benjamin laid down on the floor of his 4x4 so he would be on his eye level.

As he gazed back at at the artist, his poised and regal demeanor seemed to bleed through the lens.

"For this exposure, I utilized a symmetrical composition to circulate the viewer's eye from the minute scars on his face to the wild contrasts in his mane.

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Benjamin Walls Benjamin is an acclaimed artist, serial entrepreneur, and results-driven conservationist ho has helped raise over $500,000 for charity.

His artwork has received seven international awards, and has been displayed in dozens of museums, including five exhibits at the Smithsonian and twice at the Natural History Museum of London. Noteworthy collectors include Grammy Award winners, Fortune 500 CEOs, Hollywood producers and politicians alike.

It is my sincere hope that Noble, inspires a sense of awe, wonder, and curiosity to visit and protect the domain of the lion."

This signed & numbered Artist Proof comes from the artist's personal collection.

Artist Proofs are typically not available for sale or purchase.

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Silver Halide Photograph 50 X 50 inches, framed

kindly donated by Benjamin Walls Galleries BenjaminWalls.com

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