JOHN RATTENBURY SKEAPING (1901-1980) THE WINNER . . . SHELL. 1952. 29 3/4x39 3/4 inches, 75 1/2x101 cm. Leonard Ripley & Co., London. Condition A-: creases in image. Skeaping, who was elected to the Royal Academy in 1960, was a sculptor and equine painter, both of which talents are visible here in this graceful and energetic rendering of a race horse. This is his only known poster.
