As we prepared to observe the Chinese or Lunar New Year, year of the horse, we realized just how many horses we have in the collection. Lots! And so, in honor of all 15 days of the Lunar New Year festivities, we bring you 15 days of horses to start your year off right.
Peppino Mangravite, Ecstatic Colt, 1928, Oil on canvas 24 1/4 x 30 in.; 61.595 x 76.2 cm. Acquired 1929. The Phillips Collection, Washington DC.
Minor White, Dock in Snow, 1971. Gelatin silver print, 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. Gift of the Phillips Contemporaries, 2006
Happy first snow of the year to all of our DC, Maryland, and Virginia neighbors! It may have been short-lived, but it reinforced the holiday cheer that’s been building.
Allen Tucker, Bunker Hill, not dated, Oil on canvas 30 1/8 x 36 in.; 76.5175 x 91.44 cm.. Acquired 1934. The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.
