The Horses of George Stubbs
Recently I’ve been featuring quite a few horse artists which has given me a new appreciation for how difficult it is to paint horses, especially in motion.
It all started with Leonardo da Vinci, once I found some of his horses I decided I wanted to check out the equine animal from some of the greats throughout history.
Really Loves To Paint Horses
George Stubbs isn’t as well known as some of them, but his horse art is prolific and worth a view nonetheless.
Although it is clear he loves horses, he also appears to love the force of nature as well. His art depicts the meeting between horse and lion on more than one occasion.
Once I started finding his equine pieces I was afraid the I would never find the end of them.
Not Big On Words
It is clear that George’s talent lay in his brushes, not in the art of words. The names of his works are repetitive and very literal, but his artwork sublime. You can find more of his work at the Tate Museum
Be sure to check out the horses of Leonardo da Vinci and Picasso too.
those are really cool
Quite a few horse artist are familiar with George Stubbs horse art.
I noticed that the form of his horses vary and wonder the time span and if the better drawn ones (proportionally correct) are much later than some of the others.
I love the color combination in “A Grey Horse” and “Horse Frightened By a Lion”.
I agree that his artwork is more creative than his paintings’ titles.
i love hrses i ride asswell but the only thing i dont like bout george stubbs is that he choose a palomino to get killed by the lion and i absolutely lllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeee palominos i ride one called piglet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a true master , inspiring
It’s surprising the anatomical differences between Lurcher and Whistlejacket, the latter must of been done later I guess…