Henry Koehler
Back(American, b. 1927)
Recent Works by Henry Koehler
Henry Koehler was born in 1927 in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied art at Yale University and upon graduation he spent time working for a New York advertising firm, and illustrated for such magazines as Vogue and Sports Illustrated.
Henry's enthusiasm for hunting and racing inevitably led to him sketching, drawing and painting horses in all manner of sporting environments. He enjoys the atmosphere and variety of the racing scene but often chooses to portray the less obvious side of sporting life, and is particularly adept at illustrating the more everyday aspects of the world of the horse. Studies of the weighing in rooms, hunting caps and jockey boots are all executed with an innate sensitivity.
Since 1961 Henry Koehler has held over Sixty one man exhibitions, the majority being held in America although he has also exhibited in London, Paris, Johannesburg and Nassau. His paintings can be found in the National Museum of Racing, Newmarket and in numerous private collections throughout America and Europe. In 1974 he was commissioned to design the 10 cent US postage stamp to commemorate the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby, a subject he has painted on several different occasions.
 Changing Ponies at Cow Neck 12 x 20 Oil on Canvas |
 Chasers Covering Ground 11 x 19 Oil on Canvas |
 Four Steeplechase Jockeys 20 x 24 Oil on Canvas |
 Gentleman Jockey on Scales Oil on Paper 15 x 11 |
 Gone Away Oil on Board 9 x 7 |
 Grand National Weigh in Oil on Board |
 Groom of Polo Ponies Oil on Paper 14 x 17 |
 Helping Hands, Coolmore Oil on Canvas 11 x 14 |
 Hunt Morning Greetings Oil on Board 11 x 14 |
 Jockey Saddling Oil on Board 9 x 7 |
 Life Guard's Cloak Oil on Canvas 17 x 17 |
 Observant Trainer, Newmarket Oil on Paper 11 x 17 |
 One Fence to Go Oil on Canvas 14.25 x 18.25 |
 Penny's Fluffy Bed Oil on Board 8 x 10 |
 Pink Left, Scarlet Right Oil on Canvas 24 x 20 |
 Polo Mallets Oil on Paper 14 x 10 |
 Polo Player's Friend Oil on Paper 11 x 15 |
 Polo Saddles Oil on Paper 19 x 16 |
 Pro Shop Vignettes Oil on Board 10 x 13 |
 Sharing the Sream Oil on Paper 11 x 15 |
 Spaniel and Hunting Gear Oil on Paper 12 x 14 |
 Stable Yard Oil on Board 11.5 x 15 |
 Starters Waiting, Clairefontaine Oil on Canvas 13 x 21.5 |
 Steve Cauthen Pencil Sketch 10.5 x 7.5 |
 Study for Going Out at Windsor Charcoal 13 x 20.5 |
 Study for Steeplechase Jockeys Weighing In Pencil Sketch 16 x 20 |
 Study for to the Scales Charcoal 20 x 26 |
 The Running Lesson Oil on Board 8 x 10 |
 Three French Jockeys Pencil Sketch 14 x 17 |
 Three Jockeys Study Oil on Paper 8 x 11 |
 Two Chasers Oil on Board 8 x 10 |
 Umpire's Confrence Oil on Paper 14 x 17 |
 Weighing In Longchamp Oil on Paper 12 x 10 |
 Riding Girls Oil on Paper 8 x 10 |