See reattributed george stubbs at bada artnet news. It is run at york over a distance of 6 furlongs 1,207 metres, and. The latter is a sixfurlong contest for twoyearolds. Gimcrack on newmarket heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad. Stubbs output includes history paintings, but his greatest skill was in painting animals, perhaps influenced by his love and study of anatomy. News a winner, by george in his lifetime, george stubbs earned good money but was known only to a narrow group of aristocratic sportsmen and even contemporary artists regarded him as merely a. Doncaster races with full records of ebor handicap, gimcrack stakes and st. Gimcrack is best known from the paintings of george stubbs. George stubbs ara was an english painter, best known for his paintings of horses.
The 18th century heyday of racing will be the subject of the first exhibition in britain to be devoted to the horse paintings of george stubbs. The gimcrack club, in york was founded in 1766 in his honour, and the gimcrack stakes, also. A tiny grey who won 26 out of 36 starts, he is commemorated still in the gimcrack stakes at york. World of 18thcentury horse racing brought to life at stubbs. George stubbs stakes on tuesday weather permitting. The stark, iconic image of the horse whistlejacket greets visitors to stubbs and the horse, the first british exhibition to be devoted to the paintings of george stubbs.
Selftrained, stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the eighteenth century such as reynolds or gainsborough. Just equestrian of how much it will cost the national. If youre a horsemad millionaire, christies has an auction right up your track. George stubbs, gimcrack with john pratt up on newmarket heath. As george stubbss painting gimcrack on newmarket heath, with a trainer, a stablelad, and a jockey goes up for auction the telegraphs colin gleadell gives an appreciation of the masterpiece. Gimcrack definition and synonyms of gimcrack in the english. A george stubbs painting is expected to become one of the five most expensive old master paintings ever auctioned when it is sold at. Gimcrack on newmarket heath, with a trainer, a stable lad, and a jockey was created in 1765 by george stubbs in romanticism style. One of these is a simple depiction of the horse with his. National stages first stubbs exhibition the independent.
A younger relative of john pratt of askrigg in wensleydale, north yorkshire, he was the most successful jockey of his day. He dissected slaughter horses george stubbs and spent 18 months. The gimcrack club, in york was founded in 1766 in his honour, and the gimcrack stakes, also at york, are therefore also named after the horse. The gimcrack club, in york was founded in 1766 in his honour, and the gimcrack stakes, also at. George townly stubbs after george stubbs gimcrack apple. George stubbs gimcrack painting to become one of most expensive. Stubbs painting sells for millions standardbred canada. George stubbss gimcrack on newmarket heath, with a trainer, a stablelad, and a jockey. One of the most important works by george stubbs and arguably one of the greatest of all horseracing paintings is to appear at auction this summer with a presale estimate of. A younger relative of john pratt of askrigg in wensleydale. George stubbs 1765 painting gimcrack on newmarket heath sold at christies in london for 22. Gimcrack is best known from the paintings by george stubbs. Gimcrack on newmarket heath, with a trainer, a stable lad. George stubbs, subject of a new show, was unique in his ability to enter.
John pratt is best remembered for being painted by george stubbs on gimcrack on newmarket heath. Gimcrack painted by george stubbs first run in 1846, the race is named after the grey horse gimcrack who won 27 of his 36 races in a career which bridged seven seasons, winning his last race, aged 11, in 1771. In what can only be described as a dream come true for an art buyer, an eagleeyed old master dealer is set to exhibit a newly reattributed george stubbs painting at the upcoming british art. The little grey gimcrack won 26 races and was immortalised in some of george stubbss greatest paintings as well as in the gimcrack stakes, top 2yearold race of yorks august meeting though ironically, gimcrack was beaten on the two occasions he raced at york.