Greyhounds by Terry Waldron
Oil on panel
Image size: 22 in x 28 in | Framed size: 24.5 in x 31 in
Part of the artist’s Classical Dog Painting series
Professionally framed as shown, ready to hang.
Comes directly from the artist’s studio and gallery representative.
For thousands of years, Greyhounds have been bred to hunt by sighting and then outrunning their prey. They are the world's fastest breed of dog. Possessing a graceful, athletic body, a Greyhound at top speed is breathtaking. Greyhounds are considered to be one of the best natured breeds. The original primary use of Greyhounds, both in the British Isles and on the Continent of Europe, was in the coursing of deer for meat and sport; later, specifically in Britain, they specialized in competition hare coursing. Some Greyhounds are still used for coursing, although artificial lure sports like lure coursing and racing are far more common and popular. Many leading 300- to 550-yard sprinters have bloodlines traceable back through Irish sires, within a few generations of racers that won events such as the Irish Coursing Derby or the Irish Cup.
