About Cross Gate Gallery
Founded in 1974, Cross Gate Gallery is a leading source of the world’s finest sporting art. The Lexington based gallery specializes in equine-related art, and its impressive inventory ranges from 19th and early-20th- century classic works to contemporary paintings and sculpture. Greg Ladd, the gallery’s founder, parlayed an early interest in fine art and his love of thoroughbred racing into what would become one of world’s premier sporting art galleries. Early on, Ladd recognized that Lexington’s stature as the Horse Capital of the World made it an ideal locale to sell...Read More
Established in 19741stDibs seller since 2025
Featured Pieces
Racing
By Randall Davey
Located in Lexington, KY
Randall Davey was an American artist and also an art educator. And his artwork can be found in museums throughout the US. He is known for his portraits, Still Lifes, and his equine p...
Category
20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Mogul, Ryan Moore, Goodwood
Located in Lexington, KY
An established Flat Racing Jockey, Moore mainly rides for Coolmore Stud and has also ridden for Juddmonte, as well as the Royal Family. As of 2024 Moore has ridden more than 200 grou...
Category
Late 20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Draft Horse
Located in Lexington, KY
Known internationally as one of the leading artists in the UK right now, Coward excels in equine paintings and is the only artist to have won the Presidents medal three times. Artist...
Category
Late 20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Unloading the Customers, Thailand
Located in Lexington, KY
Coates is mostly known for his equine paintings and scenes showing racetracks around the world. Coates also captures moments from his travels in his paintings. Throughout his career ...
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Windmill at Cley, Norfolk
Located in Lexington, KY
Charles Church is becoming one of the most popular sporting and equine painters right now. His work is well sought after and is exhibited regularly. His...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mares and Foals
Located in Lexington, KY
Larry Wheeler is a prolific sporting artist who specializes in equine and sporting scenes. He gained his formal art education at the university of Maryla...
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woodbine Queen Plates Day
Located in Lexington, KY
The title of the race Queens Plate day has since been changed to Kings Plate day in honor of King Charles III. But the race still holds the same historic and prestigious value as it ...
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spaniel
Located in Lexington, KY
Predominantly working for private patrons, Dalby is known for his sporting art, landscapes, and dog portraits. His father and teacher David Dalby was also a painter who specialized i...
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jockeys at Goodwood
By Marcus Hodge
Located in Lexington, KY
Marcus Hodge is known for his equine art and also for his scenes of racehorses. But is more recently experimenting with more abstract designs. Starting out as a portrait painter and ...
Category
20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Raiding the Caravan
Located in Lexington, KY
Known for his bird paintings and western scenes Michaelis is most famous for his birds of prey book. Alongside art, he was a well known ornithologist, and had several falcons as his ...
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rider and Horses, Manipur
By Marcus Hodge
Located in Lexington, KY
Manipur was the original birthplace of polo in India. The game was played with seven players to a side and points were scored by seeing who could knock the ball out of the field of p...
Category
20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Duke of Beccleuchs Going Away From a Find at Chaple Hill
By Michael Lyne
Located in Lexington, KY
The Duke of Buccleuch’s hunt was founded in 1827 and was once a famous event in Scotland but has now since died down because of the fox hunting bans around the area. Now the hunt has...
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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