Horse Art Category

4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Four Horsemen of the ApocalypsePerhaps 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

Chinese Horse ArtI 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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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

Horse Line DrawingAs 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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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.

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More Horse Stamps

As I’m focusing energy on unusual horse art I thought I’d drop another horse stamp post. It’s not unusual art per se, but it’s horse art in an unusual place, the mail.

Recently I also shared a collection of equestrian postcards that are interesting and if you haven’t seen the previous stamp posts be sure to check them out as well Pt. 1 | Pt. 2 | Pt. 3 | Pt. 4

Here are some more colorful & interesting stamps with an equine theme & it’s by no means the end of my collection.

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Horse Sketches of Antonio Pisanello

In one of my many searches for horse art online I ran across these sketches by Pisanello who was a distinguished Italian artist during the early Renaissance.

These horse sketches are reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci’s work & his attention to detail is masterful. Interestingly enough, his work has been mistakenly attributed Leonardo as well as Dürer & Piero della Francesca. All of these drawings come from the Vallardi Codex which is the major collection from the Pisanello workshop and come from the 15th century.
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Unusual Horse Art Pt 6

Unusual Horse Art

Image from Heidi Pruess Grew

As I’ve been delving into the strange & unusual world of horse art I’ve been sharing collections as I go along. It was an interesting summer and I’m looking forward to an even more artistic autumn & winter season.

Artistic Challenge

Let’s face it, there are only so many ways you can represent a horse in art…however there are an almost unlimited number of art forms & techniques that give each piece it’s own panache. For each piece I tried to track down the artist & it’s current location (if anyone is privy to info about a piece, please leave it for me in the comments below so I can add it).
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Horse Postcards

Awhile back I posted part 1 of my horse postcard collection and it’s time to take a look at part 2. It’s been a lot of fun to discover horse art in such a variety of unique places & I’m nowhere near finished.

Artistic Statement

The imagery is almost cheeky, which seems appropriate in the animal industry, but not so expected for their time period. Cheeky works for me so I thought these were fabulous & wanted to share them with my horse-loving readers. I don’t have dates for all of them, but the artwork or photography on them is obviously not from the 21st century…some of them even look like they’ve been used or (gasp) even mailed!
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Unusual Horse Art Pt. 5

Unusual Horse Art

Image from kouk

As I’ve been posting some unusual types of art lately & thought it was time to share another piece of my unusual horse art collection.

Roaming The Web

Being a big fan of the unusual, I’ve searched far & wide online for interesting horse art so there is even more than this still to come.

Be sure to go take a look at the first four parts as well Pt. 1 | Pt. 2 | Pt. 3 | Pt. 4
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