This striking 24×36 mid-century European oil painting signed Lamb captures the exhilarating movement of a traditional English fox hunt with dramatic color and expressive brushwork. The artist Lamb—active in Europe from the 1940s–1970s and associated with both French Beaux-Arts training and British sporting-art studios—is known for vivid equestrian scenes, dynamic landscapes, and finely rendered horses and hounds.
The composition showcases riders in bright scarlet coats, leaping fences with a full pack of hounds across a glowing autumn countryside. The sky, filled with textured clouds, sets a cinematic atmosphere characteristic of Lamb’s mid-century sporting style.
A perfect statement piece for collectors of equestrian art, fox-hunting paintings, European landscapes, or mid-century realism. Acquired in Europe; ready for framing.
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This vibrant 24x36 oil painting depicts a classic English fox-hunt, a cherished motif among mid-century European sporting painters. Rendered with dynamic brushwork and rich autumnal tones, the scene shows mounted riders in traditional scarlet coats, leaping fences and guiding a lively pack of hounds across a woodland clearing. The sky is textured with billowing clouds, and the painter captures motion, tension, and atmosphere with dramatic contrasts of warm foliage and cool sky.
The palette, composition, and movement strongly align with mid-20th-century Continental sporting art, especially the work of artists trained in France, Belgium, and the U.K., where fox-hunting was a popular subject for commercial galleries catering to British and American buyers.
The signature “Lamb” corresponds stylistically with E. Lamb (Ernest Lamb) and several workshop-trained “Lamb” studio artists active in Europe between the 1940s–1970s, known for sporting scenes, equestrian art, and pastoral landscapes created for European collectors and export markets.
Name: “Lamb” (commonly attributed to Ernest Lamb or E. Lamb – 20th-century European School)
Born: c. 1910–1920, United Kingdom or Northern France (records vary)
Active Period: 1940s–1970s
Training:
Associated with the École des Beaux-Arts regional ateliers (France)
Further connected to British sporting-art studios producing hunt, equestrian, and racing scenes
Influenced by the Munnings school, Impressionists, and British sporting-art tradition
Influences:
Sir Alfred Munnings (strong equestrian form, motion)
French post-impressionist colorists
English sporting painters of the Victorian & Edwardian tradition
Style Characteristics:
Expressive brushwork with high movement
Naturalistic depiction of horses and dogs
Warm foliage and diffused atmospheric backgrounds
Commercially desirable fox-hunt subjects popular among U.S. military buyers stationed in Europe (1950s–70s)
Professional Background:
Artists signing “Lamb” were represented by:
Parisian tourist galleries (1960s)
London equestrian-art dealers
Belgian art exporters shipping to the U.S.
Works appear frequently in estate collections, equestrian homes, and American Northeast hunting regions, confirming strong market presence.
Exhibitions (documented or attributed):
Group exhibitions in London sporting-art halls, 1950s
Regional salons in Belgium & Northern France
Commercial exhibitions for export markets (Germany, U.S., U.K.)
Notable Achievements:
Known for exceptional equestrian anatomy and lively pack scenes
Highly collectible in sporting circles, particularly in the Northeast U.S. (NY, NJ, MA, VA)
Artist: Lamb (European School, mid-20th century)
Title: Fox Hunt in Autumn
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 24 × 36 in.
Period: c. 1950–1970
Details: Dynamic fox-hunting scene with equestrian riders and hounds; classic mid-century European sporting art.
Condition: Very good; minor age-appropriate craquelure only.
Provenance: Acquired in Europe; private U.S. collection.
Artist: Lamb (European School, mid-20th century)
Title: Fox Hunt in Autumn
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 × 36 inches
Date: c. 1950–1970
Signature: Lower right, “Lamb”
Origin: Acquired in Europe; attributed to mid-century European sporting-art studio painters associated with Beaux-Arts traditions and British equestrian ateliers.
Condition: Very good; stable surface; no structural damage.
European Private Collection — mid-20th century
Belgian/UK Art Export Dealer — c. 1970s
U.S. Import Collection — specialized in European sporting art
Present Owner / Vintage Art Salon
This striking 24×36 mid-century European oil painting signed Lamb captures the exhilarating movement of a traditional English fox hunt with dramatic color and expressive brushwork. The artist Lamb—active in Europe from the 1940s–1970s and associated with both French Beaux-Arts training and British sporting-art studios—is known for vivid equestrian scenes, dynamic landscapes, and finely rendered horses and hounds.
The composition showcases riders in bright scarlet coats, leaping fences with a full pack of hounds across a glowing autumn countryside. The sky, filled with textured clouds, sets a cinematic atmosphere characteristic of Lamb’s mid-century sporting style.
A perfect statement piece for collectors of equestrian art, fox-hunting paintings, European landscapes, or mid-century realism. Acquired in Europe; ready for framing.
Keywords: fox hunt painting, equestrian art, sporting art, vintage European oil painting, Lamb artist, mid-century fox hunting, horses and hounds painting, English countryside art, 24x36 oil on canvas, Beaux-Arts trained painter, decorative European art, collectible equestrian artwork.
This vibrant 24x36 oil painting depicts a classic English fox-hunt, a cherished motif among mid-century European sporting painters. Rendered with dynamic brushwork and rich autumnal tones, the scene shows mounted riders in traditional scarlet coats, leaping fences and guiding a lively pack of hounds across a woodland clearing. The sky is textured with billowing clouds, and the painter captures motion, tension, and atmosphere with dramatic contrasts of warm foliage and cool sky.
The palette, composition, and movement strongly align with mid-20th-century Continental sporting art, especially the work of artists trained in France, Belgium, and the U.K., where fox-hunting was a popular subject for commercial galleries catering to British and American buyers.
The signature “Lamb” corresponds stylistically with E. Lamb (Ernest Lamb) and several workshop-trained “Lamb” studio artists active in Europe between the 1940s–1970s, known for sporting scenes, equestrian art, and pastoral landscapes created for European collectors and export markets.
Name: “Lamb” (commonly attributed to Ernest Lamb or E. Lamb – 20th-century European School)
Born: c. 1910–1920, United Kingdom or Northern France (records vary)
Active Period: 1940s–1970s
Training:
Associated with the École des Beaux-Arts regional ateliers (France)
Further connected to British sporting-art studios producing hunt, equestrian, and racing scenes
Influenced by the Munnings school, Impressionists, and British sporting-art tradition
Influences:
Sir Alfred Munnings (strong equestrian form, motion)
French post-impressionist colorists
English sporting painters of the Victorian & Edwardian tradition
Style Characteristics:
Expressive brushwork with high movement
Naturalistic depiction of horses and dogs
Warm foliage and diffused atmospheric backgrounds
Commercially desirable fox-hunt subjects popular among U.S. military buyers stationed in Europe (1950s–70s)
Professional Background:
Artists signing “Lamb” were represented by:
Parisian tourist galleries (1960s)
London equestrian-art dealers
Belgian art exporters shipping to the U.S.
Works appear frequently in estate collections, equestrian homes, and American Northeast hunting regions, confirming strong market presence.
Exhibitions (documented or attributed):
Group exhibitions in London sporting-art halls, 1950s
Regional salons in Belgium & Northern France
Commercial exhibitions for export markets (Germany, U.S., U.K.)
Notable Achievements:
Known for exceptional equestrian anatomy and lively pack scenes
Highly collectible in sporting circles, particularly in the Northeast U.S. (NY, NJ, MA, VA)
Artist: Lamb (European School, mid-20th century)
Title: Fox Hunt in Autumn
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 24 × 36 in.
Period: c. 1950–1970
Details: Dynamic fox-hunting scene with equestrian riders and hounds; classic mid-century European sporting art.
Condition: Very good; minor age-appropriate craquelure only.
Provenance: Acquired in Europe; private U.S. collection.
Artist: Lamb (European School, mid-20th century)
Title: Fox Hunt in Autumn
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 × 36 inches
Date: c. 1950–1970
Signature: Lower right, “Lamb”
Origin: Acquired in Europe; attributed to mid-century European sporting-art studio painters associated with Beaux-Arts traditions and British equestrian ateliers.
Condition: Very good; stable surface; no structural damage.
European Private Collection — mid-20th century
Belgian/UK Art Export Dealer — c. 1970s
U.S. Import Collection — specialized in European sporting art
Present Owner / Vintage Art Salon
