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Henry H. CrossChestnut Racehorse with a Jockey Up On a Training Strap1891-1892
1891-1892
$25,000
£18,881.68
€21,811.27
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A$37,722.18
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About the Item
It was Henry Cross's portraits of horses belonging to the prominent breeders and trainers of the second half of the nineteenth century that won the artist renown as an animal painter. Born and raised in upstate New York, Cross's proficiency in both drafting and caricature was revealed while he was still a student at the Binghamton Academy, New York. In 1852, when he was only fifteen years old, Cross joined a traveling circus that took him to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and to the first of many Indian encampments that he would draw upon for subject matter throughout his career. Biographers differ as to the year Cross left for Europe, however, he was in Paris from 1852 to 1853 or 1854, where he studied with Rosa Bonheur, a highly esteemed French painter of horses. Upon Cross's return to the United States he was commissioned to paint the studs of wealthy horsemen, including those of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert Bonner, the owner-publisher of The New York Ledger, and "Copper King" Marcus Daly, whose 18,000 acre stock farm was reputed to be the greatest and most valuable horse ranch in the world.
Although Cross received the highest pay of any equine artist of his day (up to $35,000. for one order, according to The Horse Review of April 10, 1918, p. 328), he frequently joined traveling circuses and painted the locales where they visited. He also painted portraits of notable contemporaries, such as President Abraham Lincoln, ex-president Ulysses S. Grant, King Edward VII of England, W. F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, his life-long friend, and more than 300 Indian warriors, scouts, and chiefs, all from life. Cross's portraits of Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, and Geronimo were painted for the Walker Gallery of Minneapolis (now, Walker Art Center), and the Illinois Historical Society, Chicago. In 1860 the artist settled with his family in Chicago, Illinois.
The number of paintings Cross executed for Daly is unknown since all Daly's papers were destroyed at his death, per his instructions. Ten of the series are now in the collection of Hirschl
Adler Galleries; two are in the collection of the Daly Mansion Preservation Trust, and four others are in private collections in Idaho and Montana.
- Creator:Henry H. Cross (1837 - 1918, American)
- Creation Year:1891-1892
- Dimensions:Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: APG 6484.061stDibs: LU234334652
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