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Unknown — Chasse À Courre
Unknown

Chasse À Courre

1956

A dynamic hunting scene unfolds across the canvas, depicting elegantly dressed riders on horseback accompanied by a pack of hounds in full pursuit of their quarry. The composition captures the energy and pageantry of traditional French coursing hunts, with sweeping landscape elements framing the action. The unknown artist demonstrates a confident handling of oil paint to convey both the movement of the chase and the refined social spectacle that characterized aristocratic hunting culture.

Medium
Oil on canvas

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Journey through France: A Private Collection of Post-Impressionist Paintings

April 23, 2020

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

Lot 12

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Unknown, Chasse À Courre, 1956

A dynamic hunting scene unfolds across the canvas, depicting elegantly dressed riders on horseback accompanied by a pack of hounds in full pursuit of their quarry. The composition captures the energy and pageantry of traditional French coursing hunts, with sweeping landscape elements framing the action. The unknown artist demonstrates a confident handling of oil paint to convey both the movement of the chase and the refined social spectacle that characterized aristocratic hunting culture.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Year
1956
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dynamic, Action, Landscape, Horses, Narrative, Earth Tones, Mid-Century, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Hunt Scene

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art