Large hare on gold background

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Hares are Britain's fastest land mammal: They’re elusive, endearing and reserved, and they prefer to be solitary, rather than colonial. 
‘The brown hare has declined by more than 80% during the past 100 years and in some parts of Britain including the South-West, the brown hare is a rarity and may even be locally extinct’. (www.hare-preservation-trust.com). 
Mixed media: Acrylic and gold coloured gilding. 
Original.
Size: 50.5cm x 76.5 cm x 4cm (unframed box canvas).
Signed on front.
Style: Contemporary & painterly.
Subject: Wildlife; hare.
Inspiration: Wildlife.