Portrait of Lion Standing in Wind, Maasai Mara
Nick Brandt's 'Portrait of Lion Standing in Wind, Maasai Mara' is an archival pigment print capturing wildlife in its natural habitat. The photograph documents a powerful moment of a lion confronting the elements in the African landscape.
- Medium
- Archival pigment print.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
October 11, 2023
Estimate: $10,000 to $15,000
Sold: $11,430
Artists in conversation
Peter Beard
American · b. 1938
Peter Beard created intensely dramatic black and white wildlife photography across the African continent, focusing on powerful animal subjects with the same raw emotional weight and environmental storytelling found in this lion portrait.
Frans Lanting
Dutch · b. 1951
Frans Lanting is renowned for his deeply intimate and majestic wildlife portraits that emphasize the dignity and presence of animals in their natural habitats, sharing Brandt's commitment to capturing wildlife with cinematic gravitas and emotional depth.
Art Wolfe
American · b. 1951
Art Wolfe produces striking large format wildlife photography that portrays animals as powerful and elemental forces within their landscapes, mirroring the same dramatic portrait approach and reverence for wild creatures visible in this lion image.
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