Sotheby & Co.

The Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Dick Collection of English Sporting and Conversation Paintings: Parts 1-4 [complete]

London: Sotheby, 1973-1976. First edition. Hardcover. Variously paged and illustrated, many plates in color (a few folding). Vol. 1 in acetate jacket; vols. 3-4 in original glassine jackets (worn). Prices realized laid in for part 2; estimates and prices realized laid in for part 4. A total of 191 lots were sold over the four sales. Very good / good. Item #31157

These auctions burst like a skyrocket over the art world, setting many record prices for the day and helping establish British sporting art as a serious field for collecting and study. Works by Stubbs, Ferneley, Marshall, Seymour, Pollard, Herring, Ward, and many other painters. The subjects are racing, hunting, coaching, portraits of horses and groups (including some women riding aside), and some field sports. Captions of varying lengths face all the plates. Jack Dick was Paul Mellon's chief rival as a collector of British sporting art. Sold as a group.

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