Astor

G.A. Baird Jockey c1887 Watercolour By Astor

1887

Art Sz: 9-7/8"H x 6"W Frame Sz: 16H" x 12-1/8"W

Art Sz: 9 7/8"H x 6"W Frame Sz: 15 3/8"H x 11 1/4"W Cambridgeshire Liverpool Cup Prince Edward Derby Gold Cup

Art Sz: 9 3/4"H x 6"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 12 1/2"W

Art Sz: 9-7/8H" x 6"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 12"W

Early 20th century watercolour of a gentleman on horseback with other riders in the background apparently signed or titled 'Count A de Monthaus'. Signed or titled bottom left. Presented in fine period gilt frame under glass. The artist has captured a moment of pause, the gentlemen rider in his fine clothes and bowler hat regarding his surroundings as his fellow riders continue the chase behind him, possibly a 'point to point'. Monthaus has captured the stance of the standing horse as well as the movement of the other horses. He has used white to give light and definition to the costume of the rider and the background. A lovely atmospheric and dynamic watercolour very much of its period and in the spirit of equine portraiture made famous by the likes of Sir Alfred Munnings. Sir Alfred James Munnings, KCVO PRA RI (8 October 1878 – 17 July 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War...

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