The Artists

Denes de Holesch - Horse Paintings

Denes de Holesch earned for himself an international reputation as an accomplished landscape artist, a portrait artist of considerable skill, and one of the great horse painters. His horse paintings are very distinctive and fall within seven broad themes. These are polo, circus, rodeo, hunt, bull-fight, race-course and running free. In a journal article in 'Impacto' in 1976, de Holesch was described as the 'Pintor de Caballos', and Sir Harold Acton on viewing the horse works of de Holesch, described him as the 'Stubbs of the Twentieth Century'.

Polo

Denes de Holesch
Polo Match
oil on board 25.5 x 33.5cm
signed lower right
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The Circus

Denes de Holesch
Circus Work
oil on canvas 27 x 41cm
signed lower right
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The Rodeo

Denes de Holesch
Rodeo Work
oil on canvas 50 x 59cm
signed lower right
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The Hunt

Denes de Holesch
The Hunt
oil on canvas 51 x 76.5cm
signed lower right
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The Bullfight

Denes de Holesch
Bullfight Scene
oil on canvas 100 x 73cm
signed lower right
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Racing

Denes de Holesch
In the Straight
oil on canvas 27 x 40cm
signed lower left
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Running free

Denes de Holesch
Running free
oil on canvas 76.5 x 102cm
signed lower right
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Left: Arthur Streeton - Above Us The Great Grave Sky, 1890
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.