American Art
American Art
Property from the Estate of S. Hallock du Pont, Jr.
N.C. Wyeth
The Horse Race (Cursing and Whipping like a Madman, the Scarlet Jockey Drew up on the Turn, Hung Knee to Knee, Passed Him by)
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November 22, 10:23 PM GMT
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 USD
Lot Details
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Property from the Estate of S. Hallock du Pont, Jr.
N.C. Wyeth
1882 - 1945
The Horse Race (Cursing and Whipping like a Madman, the Scarlet Jockey Drew up on the Turn, Hung Knee to Knee, Passed Him by)
initialed W (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 40 ¼ by 32 ¼ inches (102.2 by 81.9 cm)
framed: 48 by 39 ¾ inches (122 by 101 cm)
Painted in 1928.
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1928
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1975
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1975
James Boyd, Drums, New York, 1928, p. 184, illustrated
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N.C. Wyeth: The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals, New York, 1972, p. 199
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N.C. Wyeth: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, vol. II, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 2008, no. I-1063, p. 502, illustrated
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N.C. Wyeth: The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals, New York, 1972, p. 199
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N.C. Wyeth: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, vol. II, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 2008, no. I-1063, p. 502, illustrated