Lately I’ve been focusing a lot on horse art, but I can’t help it, the more I find the more I look for. My color series has been particularly enjoyable as they span many years, artistic types & cultures.
So Much Color
Today I want to focus on the art of grey animals, and I was able to find a lot of it. Grey animals are often used in portraits and generally depicted as a strong & slightly dappled mount. This will definitely be a multi-part post so keep checking back for parts 2 & 3. For now be sure to check out the other colors of horses in art, white (pt. 2) | black (pt. 2) | red | pinto | palomino | appaloosa | Bay (Pt. 2)
So Much More To Come
As I’m searching for new colors, I’m finding some more of my old favorites. Don’t be surprised when I post more, I’m quite enjoying this series of collections. Be sure to visit some of the other fabulous horse colors in art, white (pt. 2) | black (pt. 2) | red | pinto | palomino | appaloosa | Bay (Pt. 2).
What a nice collection! One of my favs is Sir Alfred Munnings portrait of his own grey hunter.
Two that come to mind are Napoleon crossing the St. Bernard pass by Jaques-Louis David and The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur. The first has several versions including a medicine hat paint and a chestnut horse, but the most famous and often reprinted is the grey. The horse fair has horses of every color- but the dapple greys dominate and are rendered so beautifully!