 "A Winter's Morning" c1940. All images in this blog entry: Copyright, on behalf of the AGBI, by permission of Chris Beetles Gallery, specialists in the work of George Soper. WWW.CHRISBEETLES.COM  George Soper was an artist of no formal training who lived from 1870 to 1942. His artwork captures the heart and soul of an era that only exists today (and miraculously at that) in the scattered Amish communities and a few other nooks and crannies of what has become an otherwise machine dominated world. He rendered a mostly bygone era then, and did it like no other. It is no accident that he dearly loved the working horse, as this animal was the heartbeat of his day, as it was of most of the days of civilized man.  "Carting Hay." Soper was something of a wildlife conservationist, and when he died, his home on four English acres reserved for wildlife habitat was kept on by his spinster daughters, Eileen and Eva, who also kept up his conservation work. When the sisters eventually became old and ill and entered a nursing home, a family friend, Robert Gillmor, was invited to sort out their father's artwork, most of which had never seen the light of day. Gillmor had no idea he was about to unearth the largest selection of drawings and paintings of horses at work, ever.  "Winter Sun" c1938 What makes Soper's depictions of working horses and their people so arresting is the fact that these are no works of the imagination - Soper was there on the scene, tools at hand, recording what he witnessed for posterity. I for one am very thankful this gifted man took the time to do so, as much so as I am his incredible artwork came to see the light of day, for all to enjoy. "George Soper's Horses" is now available from our General Store (click link tab at top of page.) We heartily recommend it. Chris Beetles Ltd. of London, England took over the Soper Estate on behalf of the Artists General Benevolent Institution (AGBI) in 1995. Visit the gallery online at WWW.CHRISBEETLES.COM.  "The Quarry Team." c1922. All images in this blog entry: Copyright, on behalf of the AGBI, by permission of Chris Beetles Gallery, specialists in the work of George Soper. WWW.CHRISBEETLES.COM
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Ms. Crescentia
6/14/2012 11:46:24 pm
Very Interesting! Thank you for sharing some of his artwork in the blog and in other places on your website. : D I like 'Winter Sun' immensely for his treatment of the arcing sky. I have seen another painting or sketch (don't know if it was his) of harvesting by the moon with pierced tin lanterns, in a book on setting up a 1700s homestead, that piece was very atmospheric as well. Thank you again. 12/21/2012 01:55:23 am
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