Lot 53: George Henry Laporte (German/British, 1799-1873) A racehorse with jockey up 25 x 30in (63.5 x 76.2cm)

George Henry Laporte (German/British, 1799-1873)
A racehorse with jockey up
signed 'G.H. Laporte' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25 x 30in (63.5 x 76.2cm)
Footnotes

Provenance
With The Cooling Galleries, London;
Michael Curtiz and Bess Meredyth Curtiz, Encino and Hollywood, acquired before 1946;
By descent to the present owner.

Michael Curtiz was the legendary director of Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, Yankee Doodle Dandy and other Academy Award nominated movies from the 1930s-50s. He was an avid horseman and polo player, and collected art that featured horses. The present painting was possibly acquired on a trip to Europe in 1934.