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Harness Racing

Creator: John McAuliffe
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
John McAuliffe (1830-1900) Lived/Active: New York
Harness Racing
Signed and dated (l.r.): J. McAuliff 1856
Oil on canvas
26” x 36”, 30” x 40” with frame.
Over-all in great condition, minor scattered in-painting in sky, lined.
Provenance: Collection of John Greenberger, Massachusetts; Andrew Wolfe, Rochester, New York.
Born in Ireland, John McAuliffe came to New York City in 1847 where he worked and lived most of his life. He began his career as a house painter but soon found an outlet for his horse paintings, mostly in the sport of harness racing, which became America’s first mass-supported spectator sport. Although little is known about McAuliffe, his subjects and clients were among the elite. He painted extensively for the later Robert Bonner, Commodore Dickinson, Col. Kipp, Sheppard Knapp, Gabe Case, and Mesrs. Wakeman, Hammond, and others.

Item ID: WoA-AMP-OC 758

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Oil on canvas
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Other
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-AMP-OC 758
Incollect Reference #:	836109

Dimensions

W.	40 in;	H.	30 in;
W.	101.6 cm;	H.	76.2 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.