Isidore-Jules Bonheur French, 1827-1901

Isidore Bonheur worked the steeplechase subject in several compositions reinventing the separate horse and rider groups in combination to form impressive double and triple steeplechaser groups. The double steeplechaser group is included in this sale as lot 320. In the double steeplechaser group, the present model and the following lot are enlarged and joined in nerve-racking competition. Here in the single horse format Bonheur focuses his attention on the intense concentration of the jockey and the straining energy of the horse as they approach the jump.