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Constance Halford Thompson'A Good Gallop' , Constance Halford Thompson, late 20th century, signed
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This vivid study by Thompson animates the exhilaration of a horse race, portraying jockeys and horses galloping toward the viewer with palpable momentum. The composition is energized through loose, expressive brushwork—digitally or analogously suggesting motion rather than fully rendered detail. Pastel tones combine with pencil accents to blur the boundary between figuration and abstraction, allowing speed and spirit to prevail over realism.
Thompson favours a cool palette of blues, greens, and soft purples to evoke open air and atmosphere, while warmer highlights bring attention to riders’ silks and the horses’ musculature. The spontaneous, impressionistic quality—focused more on gesture, light, and energy than on precision—captures the immediacy of the race, consistent with her other known prints and pastel drawings such as Photo-Finish and Nashwan Breaks Through.
The work is signed in the lower right corner. Mounted and glazed in a gilt-edged frame with a white and pink double mount. 19H x 22W unframed.
Constance Halford Thompson was a British artist best known for works on paper—particularly limited-edition horse‑racing studies in pastel and pencil.
While her public profile remains limited, her work reflects a fluent draughtsmanship and interest in the movement and spirit of the sport. The imagery often centers on the racehorses themselves—captured in dynamic moments of acceleration and gesture. Though her name is occasionally listed in auction catalogs, no extensive catalogue raisonné or scholarly monograph is known.
- Creator:Constance Halford Thompson (British)
- Dimensions:Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 14.24 in (36.15 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: B 271stDibs: LU2841216731602
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