George Paice, Painting Racehorse Mohican, 1887, Framed, 1887, Oil on Board

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George Paice

1854 Pimlico (London) - 1928

"Mohican"
Oil on cardboard, framed (likely original frame by "R. Watson / Carder … Read more George Paice

1854 Pimlico (London) - 1928

"Mohican"
Oil on cardboard, framed (likely original frame by "R. Watson / Carder and Gilder [\.] London")
Signed and dated lower left (1887)
Size: 23.3 x 30.8 cm (without frame) or 36 x 43.5 cm (with frame)
Provenance:

1) October 21-22, 1930, Paul Hartmann & Otto Greiner, Stuttgart, Auction ["Paintings by Old and Modern Masters, Drawings, Prints / Antiques and Furniture from Princely and Other Collections"], Lot 158 ​​(titled in the catalog "Saddled Fox in the Park")

2) Private collection (Stuttgart region)

The horse "Mohican" shown here was born in 1877 and belonged to Major Bunbury. The jockey for the horse was Harry Beasley. At the 1883 Grand National, "Mohican" took third place.

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George Paice

Painter

Initially a self-taught artist.

from 1905 to 1910, he studied at the Heatherley School of Fine Art and the Royal Academy.
Paice primarily painted depictions of dogs and horses, as well as hunting scenes. Among these were many portraits of racehorses and polo ponies (e.g., "Marsh Mallow," "Helen," "Bath Bun").

Exhibitions:
from 1887, exhibitions at the Royal Academy, London.

Collections:

Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds

Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool See less