🗡️ “In Hot Pursuit” – 19th Century French Oil Painting by Guillaume Urban Régamey | Signed Hunting Scene with Hounds

🖌 Subject & Medium
This outstanding oil on canvas by French artist Guillaume Urban Régamey (c. 1860) captures the thrill and tension of a high-speed fox hunt — a masterwork for collectors of fine art, hunting scenes, or equestrian imagery.

🎭 Composition & Technique
The scene is charged with motion: three determined French huntsmen, mounted on galloping horses, surge forward across the countryside, leading a lively pack of scent hounds in pursuit of a fleeing fox.

At the forefront, the lead rider lifts a white handkerchief high, spurring his dark bay horse forward. Beside him, a huntsman in a vivid red jacket with a French horn strapped to his back charges alongside, while a third rider in formal black and a top hat commands a striking white stallion.

Régamey’s earthy greens and browns blend seamlessly with vibrant pops of red and the cool, dramatic blue-gray sky. His bold, lively brushstrokes capture the tension in the animals’ bodies, the stir of the ground, and the restless energy of the chase.

✍️ Signed
The painting is signed by Guillaume Urban Régamey in the lower corner

👤 About the Artist
Guillaume Urban Régamey (1837–1875), a Parisian painter and student of Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, was celebrated for his dynamic portrayals of horsemen, hunts, and military scenes. Exhibiting at the historic Salon des Refusés, Régamey developed a reputation that brought his work to galleries and museums worldwide, including the V&A Museum and Royal Academy of Arts. Though his life was cut short at age 37, his legacy endures through his striking, action-filled compositions.

🖼 About the Frame
Presented in a recently added Larson Juhl gold leaf spoon profile frame, with delicate floral moulding on Poplar wood. This richly decorative frame elevates the visual impact and brings out the painting’s historic character.

📏 Size

• Frame dimensions: 85.5 cm (height) × 100.5 cm (width) × 5 cm (depth)
  An impressive, commanding presence that will transform any room.

📜 Provenance

• Private vendor

• Northern auction label

• Sourced through Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

✅ Why You’ll Love It
✔ Exhilarating, action-packed portrayal of French hunting tradition
✔ Richly layered earthy tones contrasted with bold reds and dramatic skies
✔ Expressive, masterful brushstrokes that pulse with life and movement
✔ Signed work by a renowned 19th-century French artist
✔ Ornate gold leaf frame, ready to hang and impress
✔ A striking, memorable centerpiece for your art collection or elegant space

🛠 Condition

• Fine used condition

• Shows foxing stains, craquelure, minor paint loss, and scuffs

• Touch-ups present on horse’s leg and upper background

• Small hole in top left with repair patches on back

• Surface dirt (would benefit from a gentle professional clean)

• Frame has light imperfections consistent with handmade craftsmanship

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