The artists

Antoine de LA BOULAYE

Movement and sense of colour are the features that stand out most in this painter's works. Degas and Lautrec were strong influences on de la Boulaye and his painting style reflects their influence.

Vincent HADDELSEY

The greatest of the so-called naive painters, Haddelsey resembles 19th century miniaturists in his attention to detail and precision.
Nothing is left to chance, or ignored. He used an extremely varied, yet well-chosen palette. He often painted intimate scenes, even portraits. His large, outdoor scenes feature many animals in extremely elaborate compositions, while still managing to appear alive.

Robert LADOU - 195 ouvres

His body of work is prodigious, educational and extremely impressive for the sheer diversity of subjects including: the seasons, horse science, horse-related trades, care, breeding, their different poses and gaits.
His paintings range from very small to very large; he was never afraid of undertaking large canvases. Ladou's work is the cornerstone of the Living Museum of the Horse.

Alexei GLOUKHARIOV

assisted by his wife GLOUKHARIOVA
His palette is bursting with colour and horse races hold no secrets for him. He makes the riders' clothes shine and plays with the horses' musculature, whether they are at rest or in action.
His slightly naïve style bestows his work with the exoticism that inspired so many painters at the turn of the last century.

Marine OUSSÉDIK - 140 works

Marine Oussédik never painted stationary, lifeless horses. On the contrary, they are always dynamic and remarkably expressive. Whether they are decorated with intricate harnessing or simply running free, her detailed brushstrokes always endow the horses with magnificent precision. Fine lines and sharp contours provide her horses with anatomical realism, without affecting the impression of movement.

André LENOIR

Peasant painter.
Passionate about draught horses and agriculture, he reproduced the harnessing and equipment corresponding to each task in great detail. His palette is strong in colour and he worked on large canvasses (trade fairs, agricultural work.).

Thierry FAURE

Talented watercolourist, he knew how to create the impression of movement, using lively brush-strokes and shadows which make the colours come alive.

JOYEUX

The caricaturist of the horse world. The main character is presented to us in all his poses in order to be able to comment on well-established themes (relating to horse racing in general): 'run-out, colours, outsider, top weight'. His drawings are in ink and the humour of the captions fully compensates for the lack of colour.

Frédéric JAGER

Light is the most striking aspect of his work. He makes the colours dance and the thickness of his materials gives his paintings a particular depth. His background in sculpture is apparent in his accuracy in representing the horses' bodies and the way the riders sit so naturally in the saddles.

José Maria OVEJERO

He juggles with his brush strokes and dances with the wash. His work on paper is extremely modern, while remaining figurative. 'The heavenly horses' is inspired by the mythological sculptures that can be found throughout the city of Paris. His work has similarities to 19th century Chinese ink drawings.

Yvan FREDRIC

He discovered horses at the age of seven, when a friend lent him an unbroken Shetland pony. His passion for horses was limitless and throughout his time as a skilled saddler and amateur trainer, he never stopped drawing and developed a deep understanding of the world of horses. Dominated by the influence of the classical masters both in painting and dressage, his life was divided between horsemanship and visual representation of horses. The artist's talent appears even more impressive with the knowledge that he produced his paintings from numerous sketches made from real life, without the use of photographs. Working in the stables at the Château de Champlâtreux (95), thanks to the faith that Hélène de Noailles had in him, Yvan Frédric continued to seek out the invisible connections between rider and mount.

VICTOR

Painter, drawer and sculptor from Marseilles, he is one of the key figures of contemporary equestrian art. Finding his inspiration in the equine and bull fighting arenas, he has no particular technique for creating his works, which, according to him, are born out of the 'subconscious graphic representation' of what he feels. He frequents the horse fairs of Provence, the arenas of Arles and Nîmes and it is the Latin American cultures and the famous bistros that can be found in the villages throughout Provence that provide his inspiration.

Also
Charles HÉRISSEY
Gilbert MICHAUD
G. PECHAMBES
Xavier de PORET
S. PORTJE
Nadine RAMELOT
and Hubert de WATRIGANT