Jean Bowman (American, b. 1917), Chatter Chat Shows the Judge - Bunny Almy

Charcoal on paper drawing, signed at the lower left, inscribed to lower center, framed below glass.

Sheet sight 8 1/4 x 11 in.; Frame dimensions 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.

From the Estate of the late Peggy Augustus, Old Keswick, Virginia

Jean Eleanor Bowman was an American equestrian artist celebrated for her paintings of horses, hounds, and sporting life. Trained at top art schools in New York and Boston, she worked mainly in oils, always preferring to paint from life. Bowman became the first American exhibited at Ackermann’s in London and attracted patrons such as Queen Elizabeth II, Paul Mellon, and John Hay Whitney. Her art appeared extensively in The Chronicle of the Horse and other sporting publications, and her works now reside in major collections including the National Sporting Library & Museum and the National Museum of Racing. A co-founder and first president of the American Academy of Equine Art, her legacy is honored today through the Jean Bowman Award for Excellence in Classical Equine Art.

Depicted in this work is Peggy Augustus competing in a hunter show with Chatter Chat.

Significant staining to the mat, toning to the sheet, several edge tears; not examined outside the frame.