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Modern Impressionist Oil Landscape with Horses at the Fair Appleby England
By William Norman Gaunt
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Twentieth Century Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting of The Horse Fair Appleby England
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20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"At the Fair, " 20th Century Impressionist Oil of a Country Horse Fair in Croatia
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"At the Fair" is a 20th century impressionist oil depicting a country horse fair in Croatia. The
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Early Summer Horse Fair" from 53 Stations of the Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Soquel, CA
"Early Summer Horse Fair" from 53 Stations of the Tokaido Woodblock print of a group of horses
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1830s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Rice Paper, Woodcut

'the Cavalry Division', Vanity Fair military army horse chromolithograph, 1900
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Cavalry Division' Vanity Fair portrait of Field Marshall John French (1852-1925). He was an
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Home from the Fair" Wagon and Horses Print on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Home from the Fair" Wagon and Horses Print on Canvas Colorful print on canvas with additional oil
Category

1980s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Canvas, Printer's Ink, Oil

Haymaking In Auvergne Barbizon Oil Painting After Rosa Bonheur
Located in Lisbon, PT
housed in the Musée d'Orsay, and "The Horse Fair," exhibited at the Salon of 1853 and currently displayed
Category

Early 20th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas

'Summer Horse Fair', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing the summer horse fair, which
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Pair Of French Barbizon Paintings, After Rosa Bonheur And Charles Ceramano
Located in Lisbon, PT
Nivernais," first showcased at the Paris Salon in 1848 and now housed in the Musée d'Orsay, and "The Horse
Category

Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large Scale Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas, The Agriculture and Livestock Fair
Located in Cotignac, FR
the fun of an agricultural livestock fair. The animals, horses, cows, sheep, pigs and chickens are all
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Portrait of Jerry and Dot a Pair Two Naughty Friends
By Imogen Mary Collier
Located in London, GB
Animal Painting, in Baker Street, which no longer exists. His best known painting was the, Horse Fair
Category

1890s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Animalier French Bronze Entitled "Taureau Debout" by Rosa Bonheur
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in London, GB
Horse Fair, in 1855. The successful representation of percherons (a breed native to Normandy) was
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th-century Horse Painting
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in Seaford, GB
Rosa Bonheur, oil on canvas indistinctive collector wax seals verso. 19th-Century Horse Fair in
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Antique 1860s British High Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th-century Horse Painting
19th-century Horse Painting
H 25.6 in W 31.5 in D 2.37 in
"The Glorious Flight - Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot" - Children's Book
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
Book (Random House, 1976) The Provensen Animal Book (Golden Press, 1952), a.k.a. The Animal Fair
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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Victor Adam A Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'
Located in Pewsey, GB
Chase, Horse-fair at Caen, and many others. He then disappeared from public view until 1846, when he
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Prints

Materials

Paper

Child and Mother Chicken Greet Birth of a Chick, Children's Book Illustration
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
Book (Random House, 1976) The Provensen Animal Book (Golden Press, 1952), a.k.a. The Animal Fair A
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Art Deco Portois and Fix Viennese Credenza
By Portois & Fix
Located in Dallas, TX
horses, plus the running of horse races at the fair grounds, the Oak Cliff Casino, wholesale liquor
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Portois and Fix Viennese Tall Case Clock
By Portois & Fix
Located in Dallas, TX
manager of the Jefferson Hotel, and a horse breeder, Mangold was also a leader and developer for public
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Portois and Fix Viennese Buffet Sideboard
By Portois & Fix
Located in Dallas, TX
included breeding Angora goats and horses, plus the running of horse races at the fair grounds, the Oak
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Brass

After the Fair - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
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2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Nap at the fair - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
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2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Horses - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
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2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

'Horse' - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
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2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Horse Crowd - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
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2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Teenager with Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
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2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Farmer with Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Teenager with Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Teenager with Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Boy on Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Man with Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Boy on Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

"Boy on Horse' - Horse Photo, Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Young man on Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Gypsy Cobb Horse, Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland 2018
Located in Dublin, D
, Ireland with Certificate of Authentication. This is part of a series shot at Ballinasloe horse fair, the
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2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Children and Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Children and Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Boy and Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Boy and Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

"Go faster stripes' - Horse Photo, Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Red Haired Boy and Horse - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Woman - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Girls - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Man with Gun - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Child, Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland 2018
Located in Dublin, D
, Ireland with a Certificate of Authentication. This is part of a series shot at Ballinasloe horse fair
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Child, Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland 2018
Located in Dublin, D
, Ireland with Certificate of Authentication. This is part of a series shot at Ballinasloe horse fair, the
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Red Car at Dooleys - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Twin Children - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Irish Traveller Man on Phone - Ballinasloe Horse Fair, Ireland, 2018
Located in Dublin, D
Ballinasloe horse fair, the oldest horse fair in Europe and the largest fair in Ireland. In September each
Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Hiroshige, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Tokaido, Ukiyo-e, 19th Century Art
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
Artist: Hiroshige I Ando (1797-1858) Title: 40. Summer Horse Fair at Chiryu Series: Fifty-Three
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Mid-19th Century Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Oversized Oil on Canvas Painting Old Master of “The Horse Fair” by Rosa Bonheur
Located in Big Flats, NY
Canvas Painting ,Old Master Copy after “The Horse Fair” by Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899), Signed Lower
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

"Drawing After The Horse Fair" Rosa Bonheur, post 1857 Metropolitan Museum Work
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in New York, NY
Rosa Bonheur Drawing After The Horse Fair, after 1857 Signed lower right and inscribed in pencil
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1860s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Wilhelm Velten 'Russian/German, 1847-1929' Antique Oil Painting “The Horse Fair"
Located in Shippensburg, PA
horses in the fore and mid-grounds. His paintings were almost exclusively very small and this example is
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Late 19th Century French Copy of Rosa Bonheur’s “Horse Fair” Painting
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LATE 19TH CENTURY COPY OF ROSA BONHEUR'S "THE HORSE FAIR" Oil on canvas, signed lower right
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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Antique French 19th Century Equestrian Horse Fair Etching by Rosa Bonheur 36"
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in Dayton, OH
Stubbs, Théodore Gericault, Eugène Delacroix, and ancient Greek sculpture: she referred to The Horse Fair
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Antique 19th Century French Provincial Prints

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Oil on Canvas Cow Painting in Carved Gilt Frame
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in Dallas, TX
Paris, and The Horse Fair (in French: Le marché aux chevaux), which was exhibited at the Salon of 1853
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Rosa Bonheur Antique Bronze Bull Sculpture, "Taureau" circa 1860
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, her most famous of which is “The Horse Fair” in 1853. Bonheur is widely acknowledged as one of the
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Antique 1860s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large 19th Century Oil Painting After Rosa Bonheur Entitled "The Horse Fair"
Located in London, GB
A 19th century oil painting after “The Horse Fair” by Rosa Bonheur (French, Bordeaux 1822–1899
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Antique 1880s British Paintings

Materials

Paint

Resting Tigers
By Lilian Cheviot
Located in London, GB
Horse Fair was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.In 1911 her illustrations were
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20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Find the exact the horse fair you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many Impressionist and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a the horse fair from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right the horse fair is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, black and brown. There have been many interesting the horse fair examples over the years, but those made by Salvador Dalí, William Norman Gaunt and Sir Leslie Ward are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in oil paint, paint and lithograph.

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The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a the horse fair in our inventory may begin at $120 and can go as high as $12,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,732.
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