Oil Painting Pack Sleepy English Foxhounds Morning After Bicester Hunt

This fascinating oil painting pack captures the peaceful morning after a Bicester hunt, featuring sleepy English Foxhounds. This beautiful piece, created by artist Heather Budgett, is a perfect addition to any home or office.

Title 'The morning after, the Bicester'.

Subject beautiful portrait in front profile showing a large pack English Foxhound Dogs all together laying down in the early morning time. They alll look so exhausted and sleepy as they were on a big hunt the day before in the surrounding countryside in Bicester.

A great example of the animals breed.

Oil on board.

A nice easy to display size with the frame being 60.5 cm high and 86 cm wide.

Signed lower corner by the known British artist Heather Budgett.

An exceptional fine example of her work.

Set in a traditional frame.

Circa late 20th century dated 1982.

Provenance gallery label verso for The Tryon Gallery Ltd, incorporating The Moorland Gallery,

Artist biography Heather Budgett she is a known British artist,  her father Richard Alan Budgett was a known racehorse breeder and also a polo player Richard Alan Budgett he was chairman of the Hurlingham Polo Association Club between 1967 and 1974. The Hurlingham Polo Association Club is the governing body for the sport of polo based in Oxfordshire.

Heather was born in the year 1950 in London, she has studied art in England & Italy when she was young in her early 20’s. Heather was fascinated in the movement of motion. Heather practised painting exclusively in the sports like Polo also hunting. She has shown her works in the south of England & London. Her works of animals primarily hunting dogs are highly sought after, especially because of her specific understanding of the animal breeds & their roles in the rural country environment areas.

Heather Budgett has presented the Alan Budgett Trophy, it was given its name from the son of the Polo Clubs founder who was Hugh Budgett, Alan was so important in bringing back to life Kirtlington Parl Polo Club after WW2, he was the Master of the Bicester & Whaddon Chase.

Heather Budgett has presented the Alan Budgett Trophy, it was given the  name from the son of Kirtlington Park Polo Club's founder, who was Hugh Budgett. Alan was so important in bringing back to life Kirtlington Park Polo Club after the Second World War he was also Master of the Bicester & Whaddon Chase.  

Ref sources Polotimes Tue 1st Sep 2015, Hurlingham Polo Association yearbook2001 & Kirtlington Stud.

Such a delightful scene to the eye. 

Highly sought after due to the collectible hunting nature of animal subject matter such elaborate detail. 

With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display. 

Condition report. 

Offered in fine used condition. 

Front painting surface in good overall order. Having some scuffs, foxing stains, craquelure & minor paint loss in places. Set in original frame which has general wear, scuffs, cracking, some chips losses commensurate with usage & age. 

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