Amazones, by Eugène Robert Pougheon, c. 1930

In the summer of 2018, hot all over Europe, this picture by the French ‘art deco’ artist Pougheon will fit in the imagination of many people. These Amazones enjoy life on the beach together with their impressive grey horse. Geese fly above the sea. On the background two other Amazones ride through the water on their white horses. These two riders in the sea were the subject of an oil painting the artist later made in 1934. 

This article is reposted from the website of the author Boudewijn Commandeur: thehorseinart.nl