stephen-white-nc-portrait-of-a-horse
Lot 222
Stephen White (NC), Portrait of a Horse
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Mixed media with gold leaf on paper, signed and dated 1980 with stylus at lower right, retains gallery label to verso, presented in gilt floater frame with linen matting and backing, under glass.

Frame dimensions 19.5 x 16.5 in.

From the Collection of George & Lou Harris, Martinsville, Virginia

Village Smith Galleries, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Stephen White is an acclaimed artist living and practicing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is known for his textured paintings with gilt highlights that are inspired by ancient Byzantine techniques and Asian influences. White’s favorite model, a woman named Marian, has been the inspiration for the stylized female figures often depicted in White’s work throughout his career.


Good estate condition; few light frame scuffs; not examined out of frame.