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Michael Grimsdale
Galileo at Coolmore Stud, by Michael Grimsdale

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Michael Grimsdale is a British artist known for his equestrian paintings that capture the grace and power of horses. Galileo, foaled in 1998, was a legendary racehorse and influential sire standing at Coolmore Stud. He achieved significant racing victories, including the 2001 Epsom Derby, and went on to sire numerous champions, such as Frankel. Galileo passed away in 2021 at the age of 23 due to a chronic foot injury. ​ Michael Grimsdale was born in London in 1936. He was brought up in an Army family in Hong Kong, Singapore and South Africa. He was educated at Cheltenham College, RMA Sandhurst and St. Martins School of Art, London. He lived in Mexico for two years and Australia for four years. His paintings are in private collections worldwide. He paints mostly commissioned portraits, sports, landscapes and copies of famous paintings. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; London; Cowdray Park Polo Club; Equus, Newmarket; Tanjah Flandria, Tangiers and Marrakesh; Arden Gallery, Sydney, Somoza Sims Gallery, Houston, USA, and Napier Gallery, Jersey. He has paintings on permanent exhibition in the World Trade Club, Dubai. Holocaust Museum, Chicago, the Museum of Music, Taiwan and Apothecaries Hall, London. He also has paintings in the collection of Harlequins FC, Bath Rugby Club and Gleneagles. He has illustrated books for Octopus and Mitchell Beasley among others. Drawings have appeared in Readers Digest and Aramco World magazine as well as advertising campaigns for J. Walter Thompson and Saatchi & Saatchi.
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    Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)Width: 20.48 in (52 cm)
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    35.5cm H x 39cm W canvas only, without framePrice: $2,491
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    London, GB
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    Seller: 211stDibs: LU2841216154272

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