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John Rattenbury SkeapingGuardian Cowboy And Horseman The Camargue France Original Framed Pastel Drawing1970
1970
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John Rattenbury Skeaping.
English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ).
Guardian, Cowboy And Horseman Of The Camargue, 1970.
Pastel On Paper.
Signed & Dated Lower Right.
Paper size 15.2 inches x 20.9 inches ( 38.5cm x 53cm ).
Frame size 24.2 inches x 29.3 inches ( 61.5cm x 74.5cm ).
Available for sale; this original pastel on paper artwork is by John Rattenbury Skeaping and is dated 1970.
The artwork is presented and supplied in a new contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), a new mount, conservation materials and non-reflective Tru Vue UltraVue® UV70 glass.
This vintage pastel drawing is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The artwork is signed and dated lower right.
John Skeaping is regarded as the leading equine sculptor of the twentieth century. He also became a highly regarded racehorse painter in his middle age.
He was born in South Woodford, Essex, England on 9 June 1901. His father was a portrait painter who shared a studio with Cézanne and his mother was a musician. Several other members of his family were also very artistic. He had an unconventional childhood as one of four children, none of whom were sent to school. His father believed in a basic training in the arts and they were therefore taken to exhibitions, concerts, theatre and ballet. For young John, the tandem themes of horses and art emerged and remained with him for the rest of his life.
Aged 13 John Skeaping was already showing an early aptitude, and enrolled at Blackheath School of Art. Then aged 14 he went to Goldsmiths College in the Sculpture School. From there he went to the Central School of Arts & Crafts and then the Royal Academy Schools, where he won the Royal Academy Gold Medal and travelling scholarship. He then taught in Newcastle.
In 1924 he won the Prix de Rome and went to Rome on a three year scholarship. Barbara Hepworth won the second prize and they met in Rome and married in Florence in 1925. They returned to London in 1926 and worked together for a while. Indeed, they put on a joint exhibition in Glasgow and London in 1928 that established them in the forefront of British Sculpture. However, the couple drifted apart artistically and personally and separated in 1931, divorcing two years later.
Skeaping continued modeling and carving, and created several animal pieces for Wedgwood in 1928 of a Sea Lion, Kangaroo, Duiker, Polar Bear, Bison, Tiger, Deer and Antelope groups that are quite stylized and reflect the Art Deco influence of the era. He also did stone carvings of animals during this time.
During the 1930s, Skeaping spent as much time as possible in the countryside with his second wife, whom he married in 1934. They were lent a cottage in Dartmoor, where they stayed for a summer and started to train and race greyhounds.
At the beginning of the Second World War Skeaping served in the Royal Intelligence Corps as an official war artist in Europe before transferring to the SAS in North Africa. However, he began to suffer from nervous stomach trouble and was invalided out just before the end of the war. On his return to civilian life he became disillusioned with London, so went to Devon to live. After a short while though he returned to London and spent a period teaching at the Royal College of Art. He then went to Mexico for a year and a half, living amongst the Native Americans and learning how to make their traditional pottery.
In 1950 he returned to England and became Professor of Sculpture at the Royal College of Art. He remained there until his retirement in 1959 when he moved to the Camargue in France, partly for health reasons. There he studied the wild horses of the Camargue, and lived for twenty years with his third wife.
Skeaping first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1922; he was elected an Associate there in 1951 and Academician in 1959.
During the late 1940s and into the 1950s, Skeaping was associated with the famous Ackermann firm who offered sporting and racing art. He produced many paintings and drawings of horses during this time. Most of his equestrian works are from the 1960s and 1970s and his subjects covered racehorses, harness horses, flat racers and steeplechasers. He also did some fine commissioned portraits of famous horses of the day including Triple Crown winner Secretariat, Hyperion, Mill Reef, Brigadier Gerard, Chamossaire, and more. He received many commissions during his life, mainly for his horse sculptures.
Between 1960 and 1969, seven of his one man shows were held at Ackermann’s Gallery, and there were retrospective exhibitions at the same venue in 1979, 1981 and 1984. He wrote and illustrated four books, including his autobiography Drawn from Life, which was published in 1977. He died in London on 5 March 1980.
Today John Skeaping’s sculpture and paintings are in many museum collections, including the Tate, the British Museum, and the Royal Academy in the UK, and others in the USA, Japan, and Australia, as well as in private collections. His bronzes were cast in small editions of 10 or less casts, and are very highly prized.
This original pastel on paper drawing depicts a horseman of the Camargue, which is a natural region located south of Arles in France. The region is located between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône delta. The area has been designated as a “Wetland of International Importance”. The horses of the Camargue region are unique and indigenous to the region. They are one of the oldest breeds in the world and have for centuries lived wild in the harsh environment of the Camargue wetlands. These horses are particularly known for their stamina, hardiness and agility. The Camargue horse is the traditional mount of the “Guardians”, the Camargue “cowboys” who herd the black Camargue bulls in southern France. This drawing shows such a horseman, mounted on his white horse, dressed simply in white shirt and black trousers, with a simple whip or stick over his right shoulder. The image is minimalist and drawn with such a lightness of touch that it belies the skill of the artist. There is a sense that horse and rider move as one. It is a powerful, timeless and beautiful image.
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- Creator:John Rattenbury Skeaping (English)
- Creation Year:1970
- Dimensions:Height: 24.22 in (61.5 cm)Width: 29.34 in (74.5 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
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- Condition:This vintage pastel drawing is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
- Gallery Location:Sutton Poyntz, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU489314003792
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