{"product_id":"vincent-devine-the-defender-original-large-scale-acrylic-painting","title":"Vincent Devine | The Defender","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVincent Devine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Defender\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic on canvas | Original\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVincent Devine paints horses with the kind of authority that comes from a lifetime of sustained looking. The equestrian subject — commanding, muscular, emotionally charged — has a long history in art from Géricault to Stubbs, and Devine works within that tradition while making the imagery entirely his own. His palette is rich and considered; his brushwork combines loose, gestural passages with moments of precise, almost sculptural definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Defender is among his most monumental works — a large-format original that places the subject at a scale commensurate with its physical and psychological presence. The horse here is not a decorative motif. It is a study in power, containment, and the particular tension of a large animal held within the frame of a painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors in Berkshire, Surrey, and London with an affinity for equestrian life — whether through the racing calendar, country sport, or simply the iconography of the British countryside — The Defender offers something that goes beyond the genre: a work of genuine artistic substance that happens to be about a horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable exclusively through Creed Gallery, Ascot. Private viewings by appointment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal\u003cbr\u003e\nAcrylic on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\nCertificate of Authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vincent Devine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51220857586004,"sku":null,"price":25000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0418\/6196\/files\/vincent-devine-the-defender-original-tiger-painting-large-canvas-ascot.png?v=1770050902","url":"https:\/\/creedgallery.com\/products\/vincent-devine-the-defender-original-large-scale-acrylic-painting","provider":"Creed Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}