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EARLY 20TH C GEORGE WRIGHT/HORSES,CAR,PUB,SOLDIERS
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| George Wright (British, 1860-1942)the sporting artist painted this tremendously detailed oil on canvas, en grisaille circa the turn of the 20th century. Born near Leeds, Wright was one of at least five children, including Louise Wright, a pioneer in fashion Art, and younger brother Gilbert Scott Wright, also an artist. Wright did a lot of illustration early in his career and there exists oils en grisaille like this one, but many of which have been colored lately since the rise in the market value of his work. In 1901, he moved to Rugby where he lived for a few years and it is probably from this period that his polo paintings date. He lived in Oxford in 1908 and by 1929 had moved to Richmond, Surrey. From 1925, he was under commissions to Ackermanns and had exhibitions there and at the Grand Central Galleries. He is said to have hunted with the Surrey and Old Burstow Hounds. Wright was married with two daughters. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1892. In 1939, he retired to Seaford, Sussex where he died. Wright painted superb horse portraits and action scenes, particularly of hunting and coaching. He was one of the best sporting painters of his time. He is listed in many art anthologies including Sally Mitchell’s "The Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists." Here in this painting a group of soldiers on horseback have stopped to question a couple in an antique automobile in the English countryside by a nearby pub. Perhaps the driver was driving a bit erratically after one too many at The Red Lion. Dimensions: 12 x 18 inches, sight size; 15-1/2 x 21-7/8 inches, framed. This is a very interesting painting and one of Wright's rarer works of art because of the mostly grey tones. | |||||||||||||||
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