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SIMON COMBES - LIMITED EDITIONS |
SIMON
COMBES
Afterglow |
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paper |
550
signed and numbered |
16" x 23" |
$165 |
| giclee
canvas |
50
signed and numbered |
18" x 26" |
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SIMON COMBES
Africa and Beyond, the Art and Adventures of Simon Combes Tradebook |
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book |
10" x 12" |
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request |
SIMON COMBES
An African Experience |
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giclee canvas |
not to exceed 100 signed and numbered |
40" x 32" |
$975 |
SIMON COMBES
An African Experience |
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paper |
open edition fine art poster |
30" x 20" |
$25 |
SIMON COMBES
Amboseli Ancients |
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paper |
1000
signed and numbered |
18.5" x 23.25" |
$150 |
| Lake Amboseli is a shallow, brackish stretch of water at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. Most of the "lake" consists of flat, dry salt pans but at the end closest to the mountain is an extensive swamp fed from the glacier and the many streams which flow from its'summit. Surrounding the swamp are forests of acacia trees whose shape is so typically Africa. It is a timeless, ancient land dominated by the towering might of Kilimanjaro and throughout the swamp and lake and grasslands and forests roam herds of those other ancient African giants - the elephants. |
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SIMON COMBES
Arrogance |
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gicleee canvas |
100 signed and numbered |
20" x 30" |
$725 |
"I enjoy relating animals to human equivalents," said artist Simon Combes. "I always think of cheetahs, for example, as very serious animals. A lion may grin and a leopard may leer or sneer but a cheetah would only frown. A cheetah might be a dedicated professional athlete whereas a lion would be an amateur rugby player."
Simultaneously relaxed and vigilant, the cheetah at the center of Arrogance seems very somber indeed. This is, in part, attributable to the cheetah's "tear marks," black markings that run from the cheetah's eyes to its mouth. The markings help block sunlight, as well as aid in hunting and seeing over long distances. They also make the cheetah appear incurably grave.
Simon Combes' gorgeous rendering of one of nature's fastest animals at rest was created as part of his "Great Cats of the World" series. Arrogance is a captivating portrait that will become the focal point of any room.
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SIMON
COMBES
The Biggest Leopard |
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giclee canvas |
75 signed and numbered |
21" x 32" |
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SIMON COMBES
The Crossing |
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giclee canvas |
82 signed and numbered |
27" x 60" |
$1850 |
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SIMON COMBES
Drinks All Round |
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giclee canvas |
75
signed and numbered |
24" x
60" |
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SIMON
COMBES
Drought, Dust and Danger |
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giclee
canvas |
75
signed and numbered |
25.25"
x 60" |
$1700 |
SIMON
COMBES
Eyes of Warning |
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paper |
950
signed and numbered |
19" x 25.5" |
$175 |
anniversary giclee
canvas |
125
signed and numbered |
28" x 37 |
$1250 |
Simon Combes is best known for his paintings of African wildlife, but his deepest passion was the great cats of the world. In 1994 Combes, along with Greenwich Workshop founder Dave Usher, circled the globe to find and paint ten of the world's most magnificent felines. The jaguar of South America proved to be the most elusive of the collection and the resulting portrait became one of Combes'most celebrated works.
"I spent time with Reina, a thirteen-year-old female jaguar, at a 125,000-acre ranch in Venezuela called Hato El Frio where wildlife is protected," wrote Simon Combes in his journal of the trip. "Previously, I had been concerned about how to show in my paintings the difference between jaguar and leopard. Having seen Reina, I will never forget. A jaguar is a bigger and more thickset animal, with powerful legs and a heavy head and jaw. Her coat was very short, shiny and a rich russet-gold that made her invisible in dappled sunlight, only ten yards away. The spots are bold and those on the flanks are large rough circles with several black dots inside-very different from a leopard's rosettes." |
SIMON COMBES
First Light |
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giclee canvas |
75
signed and numbered |
18" x 14" |
$395 |
SIMON COMBES
Forest Waterhole |
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giclee canvas |
150 signed and numbered |
19" x 60" |
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SIMON COMBES
Great Cats: Boxed Set |
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paper |
500 signed and numbered |
21.25" x 29" |
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SIMON COMBES
Great Cats: Stories and Art from a World Traveller |
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hardcover
book |
168
pages |
10" x
11" |
out of print |
SIMON COMBES
The Guardian (Silverback) |
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paper |
1000
signed and numbered |
23.5 " x 30 " |
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SIMON
COMBES
Heavy Drinkers |
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paper |
550
signed and numbered |
22" x 56" |
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| anniversary edition giclee canvas |
not to exceed 150 signed and numbered |
60" x 24" |
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| anniversary edition giclee canvas |
not to exceed 50 signed and numbered |
80" x 32" |
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| It is the epic nature of Africa, its grand expanse, its magnificent wildlife, its overwhelming wildness that draws us to her. Heavy Drinkers, one of artist and adventurer Simon Combes' personal favorites, is set in the vast wilderness of eastern Kenya's Tsavo wilderness, home to great herds of elephants, buffalo and other animals, yet inhospitable to man. Water is scarce so the Voi River's occasional pools, surrounded by lush vegetation, are magnets to a host of animals and birds.and the intermittent herd of elephants.
While working painting Simon hosted a steady procession of visitors from nearby villages-most of whom, strange to relate, had never seen an elephant before, because they almost never traveled far enough away from their homes to see one. "They suggested many different animals to include with the elephants," he said, "but I resisted, contenting myself (somewhat masochistically) with an audience of 126 egrets, sacred ibis and Egyptian geese." |
SIMON
COMBES
Hot Lions |
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canvas |
250
signed and numbered |
20.5" x 30" |
$795 |
"These
three young males," Combes says, "have had a successful hunt and
gorged themselves to the bursting point. Now they seek a tree's dappled
shade to escape the oppressive heat." Simon's exceptionally
large painting conveys the size and power of these great cats, as well as
the vastness of the plains they rule. |
SIMON
COMBES
Imminent Pursuit |
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paper |
550
signed and numbered |
15.5" x 23" |
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Lower
your field glasses, kill the engine of your jeep - there's a pair of
cheetahs, male and female, under the acacia thornbush ahead. As the
fierce sun beats down upon the grasslands beyond, patches of light and
shadow play upon the coats of these great cats... You're as good as there
at Kenya's Masai Mara Game Reserve, and celebrated wildlife artist Simon
Combes is your personal tour guide. As Simon points out,
"Cheetahs don't normally hunt in the middle of the day due to the
intense heat. This pair is probably having a mental battle over
whether to remain in the cool shade or sprint across the searing plains,
but the sighting of prey is surely a great temptation..." |
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SIMON COMBES
In His Prime |
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gicleee canvas |
150 signed and numbered |
30" x 25" |
$895 |
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A young lion leads his family from a muted, shadowy landscape onto the sunny plain. As the lionesses catch up, he stands at attention and scans the horizon for signs of trouble. A dry, hot breeze ruffles his mane but still the young lion stands in the dry grass, unblinking, unmoved and utterly In His Prime . Artist Simon Combes spent the majority of his adult life painting wildlife in his homeland, Africa. His dynamic animal portraits and sweeping landscapes earned him honors from The Society of Animal Artists, the Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show and the Florida Wildlife Expo. In the early 1990s, Combes set out to paint a series of the world's largest cats (his favorite subject) for The Greenwich Workshop, a project which eventually resulted in the trade book Great Cats: Stories and Art from a World Traveller and a collector's portfolio of limited edition prints. |
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SIMON COMBES
Keeping Distance
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canvas
giclee |
100
signed and numbered |
20" x
30" |
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SIMON COMBES
The Last Elephants |
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Museum Edition giclee
canvas |
75
signed and numbered |
27" x 62" |
$1950 |
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Years ago, Simon Combes wrote in his diary: “‘Africa's Elephants in Danger of Extinction!' I was stunned by the cataclysmic headlines in 1989. With the elephants' plight uppermost in my mind, I decided to paint as large a canvas as my small studio would accommodate. Visually, the painting would ask the question,‘Where are the elephants going?' There must be uncertainty and bleakness to symbolize the imminent tragedy. “The line of elephants winds its way over the ridge, perhaps traveling from a lush valley into a dry, inhospitable environment epitomized by a tree's skeleton and sparse tufts of sun- bleached grass struggling for survival in the infertile ground. Perhaps only in such a stark wilderness can the last of the elephants survive the predations of man. ”Twenty years later, elephants are still at risk for extinction, but there have been some steps in the right direction: shortly after Simon Combes read those alarming headlines, the United States government imposed a ban on commercial import of elephant ivory and many other countries followed suit.Unfortunately, the elephants are not safe as yet and it is up to us to protect them and their habitat. |
SIMON
COMBES
Lion About |
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paper |
500
signed and numbered |
25" x 39" |
$425 |
SIMON COMBES
Lion Cub |
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canvas |
150
signed and numbered |
8" x 12" |
$195 |
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SIMON COMBES
Masai - Longonot, Kenya |
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paper |
850
signed and numbered |
28.75" x 21" |
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SIMON COMBES
Midday Sun (The Lionness) |
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paper |
850
signed and numbered |
15 " x 18.75" |
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SIMON
COMBES
Protecting the Flanks |
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paper |
open edition
fine art poster |
20" x 38" |
$30 |
SIMON COMBES
Ripples and Reflections |
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canvas |
100 signed and numbered |
20" x 30" |
$695 |
It is a precious moment in a never-ending safari, with Combes as our trusted guide. In Ripples and Reflections, we are observing reticulated giraffes only found in the arid north of Kenya. The Uaso Nyiro River flows through this area until its dwindling waters disappear altogether in the shifting hot sands. As the dry season drops the river level even lower, sand spits divide the shallow flow of water. The newly reticulated landscape mirrors the giraffes' unique coats and protective markings radiating the incomparable sense of being that is Africa. |
SIMON
COMBES
Sentinels |
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paper |
550
signed and numbered |
19.5" x 12.5" |
$125 |
The
giraffe is one of the world's most extraordinary creatures. Because of
their height and exceptional eyesight, they serve as lookouts for the rest
of the herd and can eat leaves that are beyond the reach of almost any
other animal. They are a peace-loving bred, although they are well able to
defend themselves. Any big cat who tries to attack them will think twice
before attempting it again. - Simon
Combes |
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SIMON COMBES
Siberian Winter |
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paper |
950
signed and numbered |
21" x 29" |
$175 |
SIMON
COMBES
Snow Pack |
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paper |
550
signed and numbered |
21.25" x 30" |
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On a
windswept mountainside in Southern Colorado, I experienced my first proper
introduction to the timber world. I was mesmerized by their eyes:
cold, yellow, penetrating, intelligent. Then, when they moved in long,
loping strides, I was reminded instantly of the hunting dogs of Africa.
Nothing can change their innate wildness. So, in this print, I portray a
pack of wild and free timber wolves following a deer trail through the
mountains in mid-winter. - S.
C. |
SIMON COMBES
The Standoff |
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paper |
850
signed and numbered |
18 " x 32 "
each (diptych) |
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SIMON COMBES
Staying Close |
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giclee
canvas |
75
signed and numbered |
13" x 10" |
$245 |
SIMON COMBES
Tension at Dawn
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giclee canvas |
200
signed and numbered |
19" x 38" |
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SIMON COMBES
Wildebeest Migration |
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giclee
canvas |
75
signed and numbered |
18" x 60" |
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Simon Combes Remembered
1940-2004 — Adventurer, Artist, Friend |
The world of wildlife art has lost a great talent. Internationally known artist, Simon Combes passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2004 near his home in Nakuru, Kenya.
Born in England in 1940, Simon moved at age six to a farm in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. He attended the Duke of York School in Nairobi. Simon lived many lives over 64 years. He managed a 2,000 acre farm in Kenya; attended the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, England; commanded Kenya’s parachute force; fought in a guerilla war against Somalia; and was assigned to train Uganda’s 4th KAR, which included the now-infamous Idi Amin– all of this before he dedicated himself full-time to painting.
His art portrayed the grace, power and the mystery of the wild with an exacting technique of capturing detail. He became best known for his stunning images of the landscapes and wildlife of his beloved Africa. He won many fine art awards and his paintings are in collections around the globe. The Greenwich Workshop, Inc. has published him in limited-edition prints and canvases since 1979, and published two books on his paintings.
Simon was not only a man of the arts, but an avid conservationist. He was recently appointed Kenya representative and Project Director for the Rhino Rescue Trust. He sat on the boards of several wildlife conservation organizations and raised, through his art, many thousands of dollars for their causes.
Simon was scheduled to appear at Gallery One in June 2005. |
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| The Gallery One staff extends sincere condolences to Simon's family. We will greatly miss him and his artistic contributions. |
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May 8, 2008
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