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LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949)
9
●
[TURF.] Group of 3 plates. 1909.
Each approximately 19
3
/
8
x19
3
/
4
inches, 49
1
/
4
x50
cm. [Kunst & Verlagsanstalt Graphia, Munich.]
Condition varies, generally A-: mat staining in
margins; hinged to mat at top edge. Individually
matted and framed. Unexamined out of frames.
Turf
was a portfolio of twelve images depicting all
aspects of horse racing: the public, the jockeys,
track-side scenes and the horses themselves. With
its flat colors and absence of outlines, it is
reminiscent of the work of the Beggarstaff
Brothers. Specifically, it reflects the influence of
William Nicholson (half of the Beggarstaff duo)
whose portfolios
London Types
(1898) and
Twelve
Portraits
(1899) present images rendered in exactly
the same style and with the same beige, brown and
black color scheme. Hohlwein’s images of horse
racing are more dynamic than those of Nicholson,