Richard Stone Reeves (American, 1919-2005)

ALLEZ FRANCE, 1975

Oil on canvas, 14" x 16"

Signed, dated '75, and inscribed "Allez France"

Provenance: Beresford Gallery From the Timeform Racehorses of 1974, "Allez France is an exceptional filly in every important respect. On the score of ability, she is without doubt one of the best fillies to have raced in Europe in the past thirty years or so, worthy of comparison with those brilliant racemares Sun Chariot, Coronation V, and Petite Etoile. In looks Allez France is one of the most beautiful fillies we have seen, magnificent, imposing individual, perfect in conformation." Bred in Kentucky by Isidor Bieber and Hirsch Jacobs' Bieber-Jacobs Stable, Allez France was purchased privately as a weanling by Daniel Wildenstein. Racing primarily in France, she was named champion at 2, 3, 4, and 5, and in 1974, when she won the prestigious Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, she was named Timeform Horse of the Year. Illustrated: Great Racehorses in Art, by John Fairley p. 201