Lot 3102
Antique Gean Smith (1851 - 1928) The Trotting Match 1902 Original Oil on Board. This painting is believed to be of the famous horse Dan Patch possibly at his record setting match at Readville Trotting Park. This was the home to the first 2:00 miles. This unique and original painting features an artist correction to his own work. If you notice faintly the original lower rail was painted and signed / dated by the artist only to not be satisfied with the perspective. As a result, the artist corrected the perspective by repainting and raising the lower rail and then again signing and dating. This resulted in a double signed artist painting. The work has recently been professionally cleaned and conserved to museum quality and the conservator was explicit in not touching up and further correcting the artists original correction. A painter and illustrator whose work is especially focused on horses, Gean Smith was born in New York state and moved to Chicago in 1871, where he established a studio until 1884. The next year, he moved to New York City and worked there until 1923, when he settled in Galveston, Texas. He earned a reputation for horse portraits, although he also did dog paintings and Civil War genre such as his 1884 painting, General Grant and His Staff at Fort Donelson. He was a book illustrator with work including Tales of the Turf and 'Rank Outsiders' by Richard Cary (1891). In one of his paintings, The Parade of Prize Winners, he depicted 65 individual horses, focusing on the personality of each one. For a menu at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, he painted a champion trotter image that became a collector's item. Artist: Gean Smith Title: The Trotting Match 1902 Medium: Oil on Board Circa/Year: 1902 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: center right Site Measurement: 26x20.25 in. Keywords: Antique, animals, equine, horses; Ref: BD1175
- Provenance: From the estate of a prominent Phoenix art collector.
- Dimensions: 29.5x23.75 in.
- Exhibited: Exhibitions include the Annual Texas Artists Exhibition in Fort Worth, 1925 to 1928. His painting is represented in the Capitol Historical Artifact Collection in Austin.
- Medium: Oil on Board
- Circa: 1902
- Notes: Dan Patch was a major celebrity. He was undefeated in open competition and was so dominant on the racetrack that other owners eventually refused to enter their horses against him. Instead, he ended his racing career performing time trials and traveled extensively on exhibition, earning millions of dollars in purses, attendance gate receipts and product endorsements. Dan Patch broke world speed records at least 14 times in the early 1900s. In 1905, he set a world's record for the fastest mile by a harness horse (1:551⁄4 – 1 minute, 55 1⁄4 seconds) that stood unmatched for over 30 years. Unofficially, Dan Patch broke this record in 1906 with a clocking of 1:55. He died on July 11, 1916. His owner Marion Willis Savage died just one day later.
- Condition: This piece is in great condition with wear commensurate with age, please see photos for details. This work has recently been professionally cleaned and conserved to museum quality.
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