Kenneth Stevens MacIntire (1891-1979)
Painting of Polo Players
American: c. 1932
Signed lower left: Kenneth S. MacIntire
Watercolor on paper
12 x 18 inches
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Paintings of Polo Players
Kenneth Stevens MacIntire, c. 1932
Kenneth Stevens MacIntire, c. 1932
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Three polo players on horseback lean toward the ball during a game in the California hills. A finished watercolor with ample margins for framing.
Kenneth MacIntire, an American illustrator, animalier, and sculptor, was born in Boston, and studied art at the Boston Museum School, Architectural Club School, Fenway School of Illustration and the New School of Design. During his art training, he supported himself as a mail runner in and around the harbors and waterways of Maine. After serving in World War I, he opened a studio in Washington, D.C. His work was featured on the cover of House Beautiful in 1920.
MacIntire moved to California about 1930, and lived briefly in Palm Springs before settling in the Hollywood Hills. There he painted portraits of several famous horses, including Bing Crosby's "Highstride." He had a particular interest in the game of polo, and did a series of watercolors and paintings of polo players in Hollywood Hills during the 1930s, the Golden Era of polo. He had a special ability for capturing the intense action of the polo match. The Sonoma League for Historical Preservation honored him with an exhibition in the 1970s.
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