{"id":10396,"date":"2019-02-22T11:43:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T10:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stephane-alsac.com\/shop\/non%20class\u00e9\/high-and-mighty-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:16:37","slug":"high-and-mighty","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.stephane-alsac.com\/en\/boutique\/limited-editions\/giclees-on-canvas\/high-and-mighty\/","title":{"rendered":"“High and Mighty”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The English expression 'high and mighty' describes the quiet arrogance of those who have nothing to prove. Facing a charging elephant, it takes on a radically different meaning \u2014 and a much more urgent one. Tusks pointing forward, trunk raised, the entire mass launched in your direction: you understand immediately what high and mighty really mean.<\/p>\n

An elephant's first charge is often a mock charge \u2014 a show of force, not a real attack. The rule in the field is simple: do not move. Simple to state. Much harder to apply when several tonnes are heading straight at you. It takes a considerable amount of composure \u2014 and a reading of animal behaviour that one trusts with eyes closed.<\/p>\n

For the composition, I chose a ground-level viewpoint \u2014 as though one were directly in the line of charge. The raised trunk, the tusks forward, the mass occupying the entire frame: nothing is left at rest in this image. I wanted the viewer to feel the pressure of this instant, the compressed air between the elephant and us.<\/p>\n

Oil paint gives all its density to that rough and living skin, those deep folds where the light fractures, that texture which alone speaks of age and power. The hyperrealist work seeks here to capture not only the form \u2014 but the tension of this suspended instant between intimidation and flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Original Painting Sold<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Limited Edition Giclee available<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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  • – Limited edition numbered from 1 to 25 hand signed by the Artist<\/li>\n
  • – Canvas\u00a0350 g\/m\u00b2 Mat<\/li>\n
  • – Digigraphie\u00ae certified printing Giclee<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • – Option : matte black floater frame<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Print is numbered and signed with a certificate of authenticity. There are two signatures : the original painting signature which is printed and the signature of the print by the Artists’s hand.<\/p>\n

    Available sizes :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Classic : 85 x 40 cm (33\u201d x 16\u201d ), framing optional<\/li>\n
    • Large: 140 x 65 cm (55\u201d x 25\u201d ), framing optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Framing recommended:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • – The matte black floater frame add a modern, elegant finish.<\/li>\n
      • – The matte white floater frame add a modern finish<\/li>\n
      • – The matte black floater frame with golden borders enhances the color of the tusks. The framing is made by hand by a french artisan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Shipment Choice :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • – Rolled in a tube with the wooden stretcher bars. You can stretch the canvas yourself or have it done by your framer. Shipping costs are cheaper.<\/li>\n
        • – Stretched : The canvas is stretched over the unframed wooden stretcher. The painting is delivered in a wooden case by carrier and ready to hang.<\/li>\n
        • – Framed in a floater frame : The canvas is stretched and framed in a beautiful matte black floater frame. The painting is delivered in a wooden case by carrier and ready to hang.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          The watermark does not appear on the print.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17098,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2112,1191,1187,1194],"product_tag":[1097,1102,1117],"class_list":["post-10396","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-african-wildlife","product_cat-giclees-on-canvas","product_cat-limited-editions","product_cat-original-paintings","product_tag-oil-painting-en","product_tag-original-painting","product_tag-wildlife-art-en","pa_collection-digigraphies-en","pa_mounting-black-floater","pa_mounting-gold-floater","pa_mounting-rolled-in-a-tube","pa_mounting-stretched","pa_mounting-white-floater","pa_support-limited-edition","pa_technic-limited-edition-canvas","pa_technic-oil-painting","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-default-attributes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHigh and Mighty \u2013 Charging Elephant | Canvas Edition<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mock charge of a massive African bull elephant. 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