ESTATE OFFERING ~ Henry Koehler ~ ‘Two Saddles, Boots & Cap’ 1981
Henry Koehler
(American, b. 1927)
Two Saddles, Boots & Cap
Charcoal pencil & Oil colour on paper
9 ½ x 12 inches
16 x 18 inches
Signed in pencil, lower right
Mint Condition
1981
Provenance:
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
Henry Koehler is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest living sporting artists in the world. His long association with the sporting life began soon after his graduation from Yale, when his illustrations appeared in The New Yorker, Town & Country and Sports Illustrated.
His first exhibition was in 1961 and since that time he has shown 58 times in London, Paris, Dublin, Johannesburg and throughout the United States. Racing and hunting come alive under his brush. He also offers us intimate, behind-the-scenes looks at jockeys, horses, dogs and the special accoutrements of each sport.
He has painted several portraits of well-known polo ponies on commission but prefers to capture ‘the flavor, sound and smell of polo’. He is unique amongst contemporary artists in being able to capture with such intimacy the world of the horse, not only on the hunting field and racecourse, but also in the boot room, jockeys racing, and in his sensitive studies of polo games & pony lines.
His loyal following of collectors has included Ralph Lauren, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Paul Mellon, John Hay Whitney, President John Kennedy, the Duke of Beaufort, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, the Duchess of Cornwall, Senator Edward Kennedy, Mrs. George Baker, the Duchess of Windsor, the Bancroft Family, The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales.
His works can be seen at the National Racing Museum in Saratoga and at the National Horse Racing Museum at Newmarket in Great Britain.
Since 1961 Henry Koehler has held over Sixty one man exhibitions, the majority being held in America although he has also exhibited in London, Paris, Johannesburg and Nassau. His paintings can be found in the National Museum of Racing, Newmarket and in numerous private collections throughout America and Europe. In 1974 he was commissioned to design the 10 cent US postage stamp to commemorate the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby, a subject he has painted on several different occasions.
Mr. Koehler currently lives and works in Southampton, New York.
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