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"Polo Players 2"

Action b&w equestrian image Photo Sz: 10 1/2"H x 13 1/2"W Frame Sz: 17 1/2"H x 21 1/2"W

Charming 19th c. chromo-lithograph depicting a four horse steeplechase race at the start Print Sz: 8 3/4"H x 10 1/2"W Frame Sz: 14"H x 16"W

Work on canvas White Wooden frame 50 x 85 x 2 cm

Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Harry Leith-Ross (1886 - 1973). The son of an English father and a Dutch mother, Harry Leith-Ross was born in the British Colony of Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean a thousand miles off the southeast coast of Africa. His first formal art instruction began in England under Stanhope Forbes, followed by studies with Jean Paul Laurens at the Academie Julian in Paris. Leith-Ross came to the United States to enroll at the National Academy of Design in New York City in 1910, and then to Woodstock, in 1913. It was in Woodstock at the Art Students League, under the tutelage of Birge Harrison and John F. Carlson, that Leith-Ross would receive the training that most influenced his career as an artist. There he formed a lifelong friendship with fellow artist, John Folinsbee. The two artists shared a studio during this time and participated in several joint exhibitions exclusively featuring their work, including an exhibit at the Louis...