Lot 166: VAUGHN FLANNERY

signed Vaughn Flannery, Saratoga lower right

oil on panel

20 by 28 in.<br><br>50.8 by 71.1 cm

1898-1955

Saratoga, National Museum of Racing, Vaughan Flannery in Retrospect, July 30-August 31, 1969
Saratoga, National Museum of Racing, Thoroughbred Scenes - Paintings by Vaughan Flannery -, June 22 - October 15, 1991
Saratoga, National Museum of Racing, From Man O'War to Lonesome Glory: The Jeffords Collection, July 3-September 7, 1998

Kraushaar Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above July 25, 1969

The present painting was commissioned by John Hay Whitney as part of a large group of paintings of Saratoga, many of which were disbursed in these rooms in April of 1999.

To this day, the present lot is recognized as one of Flannery's most interesting and unusual racing compositions. Between its completion in 1948 and its acquisition by Mr. Jeffords, Jr., it was repeatedly exhibited at Kraushaar and other galleries.