* SPENCER HODGE (BRITISH b 1943 - ), LEOPARD IN THE SHADE oil on canvas, signed 77.5cm x 191cm (30.5 x 75 inches) Framed Provenance: Acquired by the vendor at Charles Phillips Auctions 7th June 2009 lot 24 for £11,000 (hammer). A copy of the invoice will be available to the purchaser. Note: Spencer Hodge was acknowledged by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh as ''one of the three best wildlife artists in the world''. He made his name travelling the world working on commissions for international conservation organisations such as the WWF. He now journeys around the world, particularly to Tanzania and Kenya, in search of the wildlife which has inspired him since his youth. His work has been exhibited all over the world and more than 40 of his paintings have been published as signed limited edition fine art prints.