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84 PETER CURLING (B.1955) The All Weather GallopWatercolour, 48 x 70cm (19 x 27½’’)
Signed
Provenance: with Tryon Gallery, London (label verso)
€ 2,000 - 3,000
Born in Waterford, Peter Curling’s interest in horses and the tradition of their depiction began in his early childhood when
his mother was involved in the sale of sporting art. His talent for equine depictions was soon recognised and at the age of
fourteen, then living in England, he had his first sell out show at Lambourn. Curling studied at Stonyhurst, won a scholarship
to Milfield, and subsequently studied old master skills for two years in Florence. This training allowed him to hone his talent
for depicting horses when he returned to Ireland, capturing movement while remaining true to anatomical detail. Horses
have been at the centre of his world not only in terms of his painting. His interest has extended at various times into owner-
ship, hunting, training and stewarding, and he now runs his own stud with his wife Louise in Co. Tipperary.