Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Antique Equestrian Horse Painting to the 1910s.
Subject Equine horse racing portrait featuring Lord Rosebery's thoroughbred colt racing horse Neil Gow in full galloping stride ridden by Danny Maher up, he is beating his main rival for the race Lemberg, who would go on to win the Derby. The details is so incredible of the horse with the muscle definition and the rich brown hue colours along with the background low cut green grass hues, with overcast grey sky above with some areas of lighter blue shining through. Racing at the known track Newmarket in the year 1910, views of the large crowd in the background standing, mainly gentlemen wearing top black hats with a lady seen in a fine pink & white dress just behind the white partition fence, wearing smart traditional clothing of the Edwardian era. also with the main Grandstand shown further to the right.
Title “2000 Guineas Horse Race & Newmarket 1910 featuring Lord Rosebery's Neil Gow ridden by Jockey Danny Maher” beating his main rival for the race Lemberg, who would go on to win The Derby by Isaac James Cullin.
Watercolour on paper backed with board & having a recently added AR70 protective glass front cover.
Set in a recent decorative Larson Juhl pine gold leaf moulded gilt frame & remounted with an acid free mount.
In our opinion this is is a very fine example of his work.
Circa early 20th century dated 1910.
This painting is signed in the bottom corner by the known British sporting portrait artist Isaac Cullins.
Artist biography Isaac James Cullin was born at E.D. 6, Ward 15, New York City, U.S.A., on 18 June 1859, son of Irish born James R. Cullin (born c.1825), and his English wife Hannah née Powell (born c.1830). In 1860, living at 3rd District, 15th Ward, New York, 36-year-old James and 26-year-old Hannah, with their three children, Anna 5, William 3 and Isaac 1. Isaac started his art career as a portrait painter and he exhibited at The Salon, New York in an exhibition of American Artists in 1882, 'Portrait of M B', but his interest in horses and his artistic skill led him to concentrate on equestrian portraiture and from 1882 painted mostly racehorses and watercolours of races and numerous other equestrian events. Also exhibited at the Royal Academy, He was in London by 1882 when commissioned to paint 'The Lawn at Goodwood' in which was included the then Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII. In 1883 he collaborated with John Alfred Wheeler (1821-1903) in painting that year's Grand National winner and he later went on to produce sporting illustrations for 'The Illustrated London News'.
Isaac married at St George's Hanover Square, London in 1890, Fanny [Frances] née Albrecht (1868-1942), who was born at Bordeaux, France. By 1901, he was living at Newmarket, Suffolk and in 1911 was a 52-year-old artist living at Sandiver House, St Mary's Square, Newmarket with his 43-year-old wife Fanny and three children, two sons James 20 and William 17, both born at Fulham, London and 14-year-old daughter Hannah, born at Kensington. Cullin's talent lies in his splendid portrayal of both people and horses in action. His horses are painted strongly, accurately, and photographically, such is the attention paid to detail in every movement. Isaac James Cullin died at the British Home & Hospital for the Incurables, Crown Lane, Streatham, London on 21 March 1942, and his wife died at Cambridge in the same year. The highest recorded sold price was for the racing work The Finish which sold for £32,900 Pounds sterling at Christie's in 2000.
History of the race Two Thousand Guineas, one of the English Classic horse races (
Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Antique Equestrian Horse Painting to the 1910s.
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Painting Horse Neil Gow Danny Maher Up at Newmarket by Isaac Cullin
