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19th Century Watercolour - A Horse Walks into a Pub

19th Century

A charming watercolour showing a mother and father raising a small child onto the back of a horse while three more children sit on a wooden sled pull...

A tranquil scene depicting two heavy logging horses in a forest setting. The horses wait patiently for logs to be loaded to their cart amongst the greenery of the forest. Unsigned. P...

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...

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