Lindor Edwards "Cheltenham" 1951 Vintage Racing Lithograph, Framed

There's a particular kind of quiet before a race, not silence, just a lot of people trying not to look as nervous as they are, horses circling, jockeys getting a leg up.

This one's caught that exact moment. Cheltenham's parade ring, 1951, painted by Lindor Edwards with the grandstand rising behind the hills. Maybe it hung in a study that already had three other racing prints. Maybe it went up the year someone's horse actually ran there. Maybe it's just been reminding someone, for seventy-odd years, of a day at the races that never really ended.

It doesn't just show a race that hasn't started. It holds the whole feeling of waiting for one.

Lindor Edwards, "Cheltenham," 1951. Vintage lithograph, framed, gilt-lined mat. 13" x 9"

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