He had had a passion for Even before his book was published, Stubbs's drawings were seen by leading aristocratic patrons, who recognised that his work was more accurate than that of earlier horse painters such as
He is best remembered for his paintings of horses and his conversation pieces.
Although it is clear he loves horses, he also appears to love the force of nature as well.
The Art of Seeing Nature: Masterpieces from Tate BritainStubbs, Walpole and Burke: Convulsive Imitation and ‘Truth Extorted’ Marvin Gaye Chetwynd George Stubbs (25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses.
The celebrated nature writer takes a personal tour of those lesser known pictorial heroes that feature in many works within …
Information on his life until the age of 35 or so is sparse, relying almost entirely on notes made by Ozias Humphry, a fellow artist and friend; Humphry's informal memoir, which was not intended for publication, was based on a series of private conversations he had with Stubbs around 1794, when Stubbs was 70 years old, and Humphry 52. Stubbs was born in Liverpool, the son of a currier, or …
Tate Papers no.13, Spring 2010 edition, featuring papers on The Sublime Object Composition is the arrangement of elements within a work of art
George Stubbs (August 25, 1724 - July 10, 1806) was a self-taught British artist known for his exquisite paintings of horsesinformed by an intensive study of the animal's anatomy.
Stubbs was obsessed with the subject of a lion attacking a horse, making at least seventeen works on the theme, most of which were in oil on regularly-shaped canvas.
Aris Sarafianos From the late 1760s he produced some work on Stubbs's son George Townly Stubbs was an engraver and printmaker.
The Arabian chestnut stallion had won a famous victory at York in … It is also widely acknowledged to be George Stubb’s masterpiece. The art historian The record price for a Stubbs painting was set by the sale at auction of The British Royal Collection holds 16 paintings by Stubbs. He received many commissions from wealthy patrons to paint their horses. His most famous portrait is …
Stubbs was born in Liverpool, the son of a currier, or leather-dresser, John Stubbs, and his wife Mary. George Stubbs was classified in his lifetime as a sporting painter, and as such was excluded from full membership of the Royal Academy.
The Anatomy of the Horse was published by Stubbs in 1766 and offered a lifelike study of anatomy never seen before.
Stubbs also painted more exotic animals including lions, tigers, giraffes, monkeys, and rhinoceroses, which he was able to observe in private menageries.
Having studied anatomy, Stubbs's pictures of horses are among the most accurate ever painted, but his work is lyrical and transcends naturalism.
Stubbs remained a secondary figure in British art until the mid-twentieth century.
Self-trained, Stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the eighteenth century such as Reynolds or Gainsborough. His art depicts the meeting between horse and lion on more than one occasion.