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Edwardian Oil Painting Race Horse Craig An Eran By Walter Herbert Wheeler

£2,945    $3,723    €3,535
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1 Fine Small Oil Painting Edwardian British Sporting Equine Animal Bay Hunter Race Horse By Walter Herbert Wheeler 1878-1960.
 
Title ''Craig an Eran'' (Winner of the 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket).
 
Subject beautiful portrait of the known British thoroughbred brown bay hunter race horse Craig an Eran in quarter length front facing left, the horse look so exceptionally well groomed loved and is so content.
 
Oil on board.
 
Signed in the bottom corner W.H.Wheeler by the known British artist Walter Herbert Wheeler also name of the horse is also inscribed on the lower front.
 
Set in a traditional original oak frame.
 
Circa early 20th century Edwardian era 1900''s.
 
This is an early fine example of his work.
 
Provenance label verso.
 
A nice small size with the frame being 23 cm width and 32 cm high.
 
Artist biography Walter Herbert Wheeler was from the known Wheeler family of artists who specialised in sporting works of art. Walter loved to paint animals like dogs and sometimes horses. He Exhibited a small selection of his works In London and is also known to have exhibited at the Royal Academy. His known works have sold in auctions around the world, the highest recorded sold price was for just over £3,000 Pounds Sterling at Bonhams.
 
Craig an Eran (1918 – 1945) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He failed to win as a two-year-old but improved to become one of the best in England in 1921. He won the 2000 Guineas, St James''s Palace Stakes and Eclipse Stakes as well as finishing second in the Epsom Derby and fourth in the St Leger. After his retirement from racing he became a successful breeding stallion whose offspring included April the Fifth and Mon Talisman. Craig an Eran was a bay horse bred in the United Kingdom by his owner Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor. He was sent into training with Alec Taylor, Jr. at his stable at Manton, Wiltshire.
 
He was from the sixth crop of foals sired by Sunstar who won the 2000 Guineas and t...
Antique #SA1014920, shown on this page, originates from the edwardian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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