Images show clay original for bronze.
Bronze, Signed Hamish Mackie
Numbered Edition of 12
Dated 2026
approx 101cm high x 60cm long x 34cm wide / approx 40″ x 23.5″ x 13.5″
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£27,000 inc VATThe hare has long been one of my signature subjects, an animal I return to sculpt again and again through my career. Each new series provides an opportunity to study these remarkable creatures afresh, and also to explore how my own sculptural style continues to evolve.
These latest hare sculptures began as original clay models sculpted over steel and aluminium armatures, following extensive field research and observation. The time I spent watching and studying hares in their natural environment reminded me anew of the qualities that make them such compelling subjects.
The sculptures have been modelled in a style that is both bold and delicate. Confident, expressive mark making captures the movement and energy of the hare, while subtle details convey its sensitivity and character. Rather than pursuing photographic realism, my intention is to create wildlife sculptures that communicate the spirit of the animal through form, gesture and surface – not just a cold hard metal.
Each sculpture is cast using the ceramic shell lost-wax bronze casting process, a technique capable of preserving every detail of the original clay. The finished bronze retains the energy of sculpting the soft clay, capturing all the textures, tool marks and expressive modelling with extraordinary fingerprint detail.
These bronze hare sculptures are at a scale suitable for placement in both interior and garden settings. They reflect a lifelong fascination with wildlife and a commitment to creating timeless bronze sculpture that brings a sense of life, movement and connection to the natural world.
This sculpture is inspired by the dramatic encounters between hares seen during the spring breeding season. It captures two hares boxing, their bodies twisting and contorting mid-air in a display of astonishing agility and athleticism. Often witnessed in March, these energetic exchanges are among the most captivating spectacles in the countryside.
Boxing Hares 2026 celebrates the elegance and dynamism of the hare, with each animal balanced against the other in a flowing interplay of movement, tension and grace. Their elongated forms create a sculptural rhythm, drawing the eye through the piece and revealing new relationships from every viewpoint.
Modelled with bold yet sensitive detail, the sculpture seeks to convey both the power and delicacy of these remarkable creatures. Suspended in a moment of action, the pair appear almost weightless, transforming a brief encounter in nature into a brilliant silhouette. The result is a striking celebration of one of the natural world’s most extraordinary and beautiful displays of behaviour.
This display is often known as boxing hares – usually a female fending off unwanted attention.
