The Cheetah in this sale is from a series Kenworthy created in the 1970's after following a pair of cheetah in the Serengeti. Of the series he says, "The cocept came from watching the two cheetah for over a month. They conserve energy most of the time, dozing and seeking shade. Then, when the drive to feed moves them, they spring swiftly into the chase which climaxes in a burst of speed, capturing the very essence of survival-where the stakes are life itself, with muscle and sinew strained to their limits. In my sculptures I sought to move from the detail of the cheetah to the pure movement of the kill. The handling of the clay becoming progressively more vigorous to accentuate the pace and nature of the drama. I made twenty-seven models from which I selected six to convey the hunt in bronze. The alert pace of the Loping Cheetah contained an essential quality of the cat which ensured its place in the series." The bronze was created in 1974.