July Festival Fine Art Exhibition at Saint Wendred’s July 7th-14th 2024

July Festival Fine Art Exhibition July 7th-14th 2024

“The Race Horse in Art”

July 7th-14th | 10am-6pm

Come and see some of the best equine and sporting art displayed in a working Newmarket racing yard. The Race Horse in Art exhibition, is up, paired with the Art & Horse Racing Gallery. This gallery in a unique setting carrying works of renowned local, national and international artists. The emphasis here has always been the horse, and the gallery’s main mission is to offer clients both ‘The Beauty of Nature’ and ‘Art that makes You Feel Good’.

The centerpiece of the Race Horse in Art exhibition is a 1960’s Raoul Millais painting of exceptional sprinter The Bug, who, in 1946, won the Wokingham Stakes at Royal Ascot, The July Cup at Newmarket, and The Nunthorpe at York. The same year he also won the Diadem Stakes at Ascot which takes place in October.

This exceptional piece has been held by the Spence family since the 60's. Artworks of this caliber very rarely come up for sale and it is an opportunity to acquire an investment piece as well as a painting of profound historical meaning.

No better place to exhibit “The Bug” than in Newmarket during the July Festival!

Come and see, and don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Man leads chestnut horse in a field under a golden sky.

About the artist:

Hesketh Raoul Lejarderay Millais was the grandson of the Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir John Everett Millais.

He is well known for his equestrian paintings and his Spanish work, some created when he accompanied Ernest Hemingway. He is represented in a number of collections throughout Britain including those of the National Trust and National Horseracing Museum.

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