125th Kentucky Derby Srigraph (Peter Williams). Born March 22, 1934, in Ruatoria, a small east coast village on the north island of New Zealand, Williams was brought up in the family business of raising livestock on expansive sheep stations near Gisbourne. His natural abilities has an artist were developed and fine-tuned at Hereworth School, Wanganui Collegiate School, and Canterbury School of Art. As he began to win awards and land exhibitions in New Zealand and Australia, Quantus Airlines invited him as a guest on its inaugural 747 flight to the United States in 1971. Ten years later he returned to the U.S. when a chance encounter with Richard Stone Reeves led to a commission to paint racing scenes and the beginning of a prolific career as an equine artist. He was widely considered to be the unofficial artist-in-residence at Churchill Downs, Keeneland, and Saratoga Race Course. Williams is best known for his equine-themed work, but he was equally adept at painting landscapes, flowers, homes, vintage automobiles, city scapes, nautical scenes, and figural compositions, always. Title: 125th Kentucky Derby. Medium: Lithograph. Signature: SLR. Artist: Peter Williams (1934 - 2018). Framed.

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