HENRY STULL Whimsical with Miller Up 1906 Oil Pain

HENRY STULL
(American 1851-1913)
Whimsical with Miller Up, 1906
Oil on canvas
24.25 x 29 inches/61.6 x 73.7 centimeters
Signed lower right and dated "Henry Stull, 1906"
Frame: 28.75 x 33.75 inches

NOTE:
Whimsical was an American thoroughbred racehorse having the distinction of being only One (1) of Four (4) fillies to have won the Preakness Stakes in 1906. Foaled in 1903 at Raceland Stud out of Kentucky, she was sired by the great stakes winner Orlando out of the mare Kismet who sired the US Racing Hall of Fame stallion Hindoo. The Whimsical Stakes at Pimlico Race Course is a 6 furlong race named for her and is raced on Preakness weekend.
The jockey is Walter "Marvelous" Miller, a Jewish rider who won an outstanding 1,094 races over a Four (4) year period. Considered the greatest jockey of the early 20th Century, Miller won 388 races in 1906 alone, unrivalled until Willie Shoemaker took the most wins for 485 first places in 1952. Miller was inducted in the Jockey Hall of Fame in 1957.

Condition report

CONDITION REPORT: Canvas old lining, no tacking edges. Some diagonal cracking through the paint layer in portions of the upper right sky area. Pintomento around the horses head, only visible upon very close visual examination. Otherwise stable in very good condition.

ULTRAVIOLET ANALYSIS: Total inpaints less than 1% of canvas. The diagonal cracking described above, a few of the cracks showing thin in paint. The “ears” of the horse appear to have been repainted, and in general some indications of inpaint or repaint around the horses head (possible that these were done by the artist and not after). Signature area looks good.
RECOMMENDATION: Nothing
FRAME: Mid 20th C. replacement frame.