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Richard Ellis is one of America's leading marine conservationists, and is generally recognised as the foremost painter of marine natural history subjects in the world. His paintings of whales have appeared in 'Audubon', 'National Wildlife', 'Australian Geographic', the 'Encyclopedia Britannica', and numerous other national and international publications. His shark paintings have been featured in many publications and his own 'Book of Sharks', now in its seventh printing, has been called the most popular book on sharks ever written. He has been asked to advise on many museum installations and curated exhibitions, and in 1978, he completed a 35-foot long whale mural for the Denver Museum of Natural History. One hundred and six of his paintings were selected by the Smithsonian Institution to form a travelling exhibit of the marine mammals of the world, and these paintings are now in the permanent collection of Whaleworld, a museum in Albany, Western Australia.
Nature in Art
Gloucester
Title
Soundbar Sharks
Date
c.1985
Medium
acrylic on board
Measurements
H 53 x W 65 cm
Accession number
1985.165
Acquisition method
gift from the artist, 1985
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Signed Richard Ellis
