The thrill of Breeders’ Cup is still in the air, but the excitement of horse racing doesn’t have to end once its over. On the heels’ of this weekends Breeders’ Cup, Sotheby’s will be offering a wide selection of horse racing artworks from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Stretching across two sales, Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale (Nov. 15) and European Art (Nov. 22), the horse paintings, drawings and sculptures encapsulate the social allure of attending races as well as the exhilaration of the sport.
With a large array of work featuring depictions of horse racing scenes, the elegance and drama of spectators’ fashion and horses’ movement; the undefeated trotting horse Confidence; and horse and jockey studies, race fans are sure to find a must-have addition to their equestrian art collection. See below some highlights from the collections.
