Ludwig Koch was a renowned equestrian painter in his home country of Austria and today his work is known throughout the world. Clearly he had a thing for dressage and coming from Austria he had plenty of material to work with.
Sadly when Ludwig immigrated to the US in the 1920’s his art went unappreciated there during the rest of his lifetime. However love of the subject matter is obvious in each loving detail of his work.
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While I’ve proven that I’m a horse art lover & I’ve explored some incredibly old pieces. I’ve never quite gone this old, back into prehistory to the crude artwork of our ancient ancestors.
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Last week I brought you part 1 of grey horses in art and today it’s time for part two. I found more grey animals than any other color in the artistic world, which is rather interesting to note.
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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.
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)
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Not too long ago I posted about art based around the story of St. George & the Dragon. It’s a rather romantic story and St. George was a brave chap, his story is celebrated by a number of cultures.
Of the artwork I was able to find, the earliest was painted in the middle of the 14th century & artists have been celebrating this hero in paint ever since. These works span the 15th century through the 20th century and the subject is still as romantic & exciting as it was when the first brush hit the first canvas.
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While I’m not a huge fan of traveling circuses I don’t feel as bad about enjoying a little art on the subject. Perhaps the most interesting part about these pieces is the sort of surreal point of view they all seem to take.
In most of these images the horses are grand and handsome figures & I’m guessing (hoping anyway) that some of the original circuses were proud of their animals & took great care of them.
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The story of St. George has been celebrated by a number of different cultures and places over the years. In fact, there is centuries and centuries of artwork dedicated to the brave St. George.
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Last week I featured some amazing art featuring bay horses and this week I’ve got more to share. The final installment (for now) of my horses in art by color collection.
This has been a fun series of posts and has quickly put itself in my top ten favorites. I’ll be keeping an eye out for different colors (I’m keeping them sharp for some greys), because I just can’t seem to get enough horse art. Who knew there was so much out there? For now be sure to check out the rest of the colors. white (pt. 2) | black (pt. 2) | red | pinto | palomino | appaloosa
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The Wiltshire White Horses are some of my favorite elements of history in Britain. It’s not just me who is captured by them, they are so unique that other cultures have created their own white horses.
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The last collection in my horse art by color series is the bay animals, last but certainly not least. This is perhaps the most common and widely recognized horse colors on the planet & comes in a wide variety of stunning shades.
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