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In 1927 he explained his work as follows:The secret of painting race-horses lies in quickness. Their movements are so alert, they are so full of nervous energy, that the artist has to have a hand like a streak of lightning to catch the pose while it lasts. [5] His paintings of race horses, nearly all on commission, are oil-on-canvas.
Black Gold (1957) – about the horse Black Gold; Muley-Ears, Nobody's Dog (1959) All About Horses, with drawings by Wesley Dennis and photos (1962) Five O'Clock Charlie (1962) Stormy, Misty's Foal (1963) Portfolio of Horse Paintings, with commentary by Henry (1964) – "Published in 1952 under title: Portfolio of horses." LCCN 64-22279
Richard Stone Reeves (November 6, 1919 – October 7, 2005) was an American equine painter whom Blood-Horse magazine described as perhaps the greatest modern-day horse painter. [1] Born in New York City, Reeves grew up in Garden City on Long Island. His father's family included a painter and his mother's owned race horses.
George Stubbs ARA (25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, Stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Reynolds and Gainsborough.
At the Races in the Countryside or Carriage at the Races is an 1869 oil painting by the French painter Edgar Degas. The painting, which depicts a scene of a family in a horse-drawn carriage in the countryside, is on display at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. [1] The painting was shown at the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874. [2]
The Races at Longchamp is an 1866 painting by the French artist Édouard Manet. The Impressionist painting depicts the ending of the Second Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. It is currently in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. [1] [2] This painting is one of four depictions of the same subject that Manet created over four years. [3]
Other paintings of horses by Géricault include Officer Hunter Horse of the Imperial Guard Charging (1812) and Race of Free Horses in Rome (1819). [2] This work is a rare and valuable example of painting dated from his travel in England, when Géricault preferred to work in lithography. It was painted for the English horse dealer Adam Elmore.
John Frederick Herring Sr. (12 September 1795 – 23 September 1865), [1] also known as John Frederick Herring I, was a painter, sign maker and coachman in Victorian England. [2] [3] He painted the 1848 "Pharoah's Chariot Horses" (archaic spelling "Pharoah").