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Oil Painting Pack Sleepy Foxhounds Morning After Bicester Hunt By Heather Budgett

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Bring the vibrant beauty of an English countryside hunt into your home with this 1 Oil Painting pack, tired sleepy English Foxhounds the morning after the Bicester hunt by Heather Budgett! Featuring accurate details and awe-inspiring colours, this stunning painting captures all the energy of a classic foxhunt. Add a timeless touch of nostalgia to your home today!
Title 'The morning after, the Bicester'.
Subject beautiful portrait in of the front of the profile showing a large pack of English Foxhound Dogs all together lying down in the early morning. They all look so exhausted and sleepy as they were on a big hunt the day before in the surrounding countryside in Bic ester.
A great example of the animal breed.
Oil on board.
A nice easy to display size with the frame being 60.5 cm high and 86 cm wide.
Signed lower corner by the well-known British artist Heather Budgett.
An exceptional fine example of her work.
Set in a traditional frame.
Circa late 20th century, dated 1982.
Provenance gallery label verso for The Tryon Gallery Ltd, incorporating The Moorland Gallery,
Artist biography Heather Budgett is a well known British artist, her father, Richard Alan Budgett, was a well known racehorse breeder and also a polo player. Richard Alan Budgett was chair of the Hurlingham Polo Association Club between 1967 and 1974. The Hurlingham Polo Association Club is the governing body for the sport of polo based in Oxfordshire.
Heather was born in the year 1950 in London. She has studied art in England & Italy when she was young in her early 20s. Heather was fascinated by the movement of motion. Heather practiced painting exclusively in sports like polo and hunting. She has shown her works in the south of England & London. Her works on animals, primarily hunting dogs, are highly sought after, especially because of her specific understanding of the animal breeds & their roles in the rural countryside environment areas.
Heather Budgett has presented the Alan Budget Trophy. It was given its name by the son of the Polo Clubs founder. who was Hugh Budgett. Alan was so important in bringing back to life Kirtlington Parl Polo Club after WW2. He was the Master of the Bicester & Haddock Chase.
Heather Budgett has presented the Alan Budget Trophy, it was given the name of the son of Kirtlington Park Polo Club's founder, who was Hugh Budgett. Alan was so important in bringing back to life Kirtlington Park Polo Club after the Second World War. He was also Master of the Bic ester & Whaddon Chase.
Ref sources Polo times Tue 1st Sep 2015, Hurlingham Polo Association yearbook & Tarkington Stud.
Such a delightful scene to the eye.
Highly sought after due to the collectible hunting nature of animal subject and such elaborate detail.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface in good overall order. There are some scuffs, fox stains, craquelure, & minor paint loss in places. Set in the original frame, which has general wear, scuffs, cracking, some chip losses commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (60.5 cm)
Wide (86 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (4.5 cm)