Recently I’ve been featuring horse art in a different way entirely, by color. It’s an interesting journey and allows me to share art from a wide variety of artists & styles. So far I’ve featured the art of white & red horses and today it’s the mighty blacks.
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The Horses of Wiktor Michajlowitsch Wassnezow
It was a fortunate coincidence that led me to the work of Wiktor Wassnezow, but I’m so glad it happened. His work has a romantic feel that is typical of Russian & other northern artists, but the attention to detail & extreme personality in his subjects that captures my imagination.
A Little Background
Wiktor was born in a remote village in Russia in the mid 19th century and his specialty was mythological and historical characters. He was also an important part of the Russian revivalist movement. Unfortunately his fairy tale art wasn’t well received at the time and his art wasn’t publicly celebrated until he turned to more religious themes.
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Red Horse Art
Image from Peter Mauch
Last week I posted a collection of white horses in art and this week is dedicated to red animals. Red is a color that symbolized fire, spirit and power and that stands true in much of this work.
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The Horses of Nicholas Roerich
Nicholas Roerich was born in the late 19th century in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was known for more than his art, and was also a philosopher, a scientist a writer and an insatiable traveler.
It’s A Long Tale
It’s almost impossible to put tell his story in a nutshell, but here are some highlights. An avid traveler Nicholas was able to incorporate different cultural imagery and ideas into his work. This lends a uniqueness to his body of work (which includes something like 7,000 paintings alone). He was also instrumental in building the first Buddhist Temple in Russia as he felt a connection with the beliefs of the east.
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White Horses in Art
As our appreciation for horse art grows, we tend to look for more specific artists and subjects. That said, we thought we’d explore the world of horse art through color. There are a few of them that seem to be quite popular colors for artists.
White Horse
Today we’re focused on white horses in art so we searched high and low to find some unique and interesting representations. The white horse has been given to many different connotations, from drugs to the devil (perhaps because they were often used as war mounts).
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4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Perhaps no horsemen have been painted more than these harbingers of doom (except maybe Don Quixote). They are only mentioned in one book of the Bible (Revelations) and they are not a welcome sight.
A Little About The Boys
This is a doomsday post worthy of Halloween, and all of the works here provide a rather unique & spooky view. Each rider & their mount serves a purpose and possess their own clear identity, along with totems which are generally depicted in the art. (the first painting is a great example of this).
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Chinese Horse Art
I read somewhere that there are more horses in China than in any other country. Which makes sense when you consider how many people live there, and the fact that many of the Chinese breeds are very old indeed.
Specific Horse Type
I’ve always appreciated Chinese art and it’s lasting power is undeniable, each piece below manages to convey a great deal of the animal’s personality. It’s interesting to see the stout pony-like build of their horses, which is overly caricatured in some while others are an accurate representation of the animals found in China at the time.
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Even More Horse Stamps
Image from laszlo-photo
Over the past few months I’ve been sharing a rather large horse stamp collection I’ve been gathering. As soon as I think I’ve discovered all of the horse stamps out there I seem to find more (much to my delight). I’ll just keep them coming.
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The Horses of James Pollard
It’s been a while since I featured any classic equine art, and when I ran across some of James Pollard’s work I had to share it.
A Little About Mr. Pollard
James Pollard was a British artist & engraver during the 19th century who clearly had a thing for the Royal Mail (and horse powered transportation in general). He is noted for his coach, fox hunting & equine scenes…but his coach paintings are among my favorites.
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Horse Line Drawings to Color
As a lifelong horse lover I’ve always adored drawing & coloring in pictures of horses. Because of this I’ve searched high and low to find great line drawings for young horse lovers to make their very own.
Lot’s of Horses
I’ve got quite a large collection to share still and will be posting about them until I’ve exhausted my stockpile. These are interesting in that they feature horses as transportation. If you haven’t seen some of my previous posts, be sure to check them out. Horse Coloring Pages | Equestrian Coloring Pages | Horses for Coloring | Even Big Kids Like to Color Horses
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More Horse Sketches of Pisanello
A few weeks back, I featured some exquisite horse sketches by Pisanello, who was an Italian artist during the early Renaissance. His work was so prolific that I had to separate these sketches into several parts and today it’s part 2.
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Horses in The Sand
Not long ago we took a chilly look at horses in the snow but this week I want to hold on to summer for just a little bit longer.
Keeping Summer Alive
I’m guessing most of them are part of sand sculpture contests and what fantastic entries they are. This kind of horse art inspires me to get out and enjoy warm weather while I still can!
Unfortunately not all of us can make it to a beach for summer fun, so I’m bringing the beach to you – in horse form.