Art
Munnings war print - horse at water hole
- Item Number
- 197
- Estimated Value
- 150 USD
- Sold
- 230 USD to prdf280f0
- Number of Bids
- 21 - Bid History
Item Description
Double matted and framed, beautiful Munnings print of a lone horse at a water hole.
“Repeatedly rejected as an army recruit [during World War I] due to his impaired vision, Munnings eventually found a job at a remount depot as a “strapper,” testing horses for mange and other skin parasites. After eleven months, he was selected as official war artist to the Canadian Cavalry Brigade and recorded their maneuvers in the northern and eastern provinces of France from 1917 and 1918.
The result of these efforts were forty-five pictures that were exhibited, the following year, at Burlington House in London. These works earned Munnings an associateship to the Royal Academy and won him recognition as a painter of consequence, launching him into the “beau monde” a world of royalty, aristocratic society, hunting enthusiasts and wealthy racehorse owners. Is important to note that in 1919, Munnings at 41, halfway through his career, received his first commission to immortalize the British Thoroughbred racehorse—the subject for which he ultimately became most famous.” - The Mastery of Munnings
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