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Lucy Kemp-Welsh 1869-1958
THE SPIRIT OF THE HORSE
by Laura Wortley
Here is the inspiring story of a renowned British artist famous for her horse paintings. She has a remarkable ability to capture the spirit of horses whether its the wild, free New Forest ponies, mares with their foals, working horses in the field, the circus or at war. She was selected to illustrate Black Beauty for an edition that is a constant favorite. The author uses Black Beauty as a running theme through the book and draws on personal diaries and letters to explore Lucys triumphs and setbacks in a world of art and horses dominated by men. Her love of horses resulted in an immense output of paintings uniquely sympathetic to horses in their environment.
Generously illustrated with 139 color examples of her work as well as numerous B&W examples, sketches and B&W photographs.
Hard cover book in very good condition with dust jacket, 215 pages, copyright 1996.
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