Masterfully portrait of a race horse in the stable was executed by prominent German horse and genre painter Emil Volkers ( 1831 Birkenfeld - 1905 Duesseldorf). He was famous artist of Duesseldorf and Munich schools, best known for his realistic horse portraits.

Full biography of the artist see in German in on-line wikipedia under following link:https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Volkers

Literature: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart" (in German).

Inscription: signed and dated 1894 lower left.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 12 2/3" x h 9 2/3" (32 x 24,5 cm) , framed w 20 2/3" x h 17 1/2" (52,5 x 44,5 cm).

Condition: very good.