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Premier Auction | Session II

Fri, May 17, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 919

Henry Stull

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

Bid Increments

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$50,000 $5,000
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(Kentucky/New York/Canadian, 1851–1913)

Braw Lad, Winner of the U.S. Hotel Stakes, Jockey Up, signed lower left "Henry Stull/1902", oil on canvas, 23 x 28-3/4 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 27-1/8 x 32-3/4 in.

Note:

Henry Stull is considered one of the most important horse painters in the 19th century. His passion led him to buy a racehorse, Braw Lad. The thoroughbred was eventually purchased and bred by J.O. "Jack" Keene. It was Keene, whose property was purchased by the Keeneland Association, establishing one of the most beautiful racetracks in the country.

, Provenance: Skinner May 14, 1999, lot 108; Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fleischer

Condition

lined, restretched on old stretcher,  retouch at repairs and in sky affecting less than 5% of surface, crackle; frame with abrasions

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