Trevor James Polo Crowds Equestrian Oil Painting After George Wesley Bellows 37"

Description

Late 20th century equestrian oil painting on canvas titled "Polo Crowd" after American realist painter George Wesley Bellows. Reproduced by the Trevor James Company. Dark wood frame with gold edges.

Originally painted in 1910, George Bellows' Polo Crowd is widely considered one of the greatest American sporting masterpieces. It features a dark, tumultuous sky over a chaotic, asymmetrical polo match. In this piece he was able to capture the aggressive, almost violent scrum of the players and horses in the foreground, turning what was typically an elite, aristocratic sport into a tense, kinetic, and physical confrontation.

In December 1999, the painting was sold at Sotheby's in New York to billionaire tech mogul Bill Gates for a staggering $27.5 million.

Condition

Gentle wear to frame; crazing to canvas

Dimensions

36.5" x 1.5" x 30.25" / Sans Frame - 29.5" x 23.5" (W x D x H)