Sandra Faye Oppegard - American Horse Racing c1980

Dynamic contemporary watercolour of racehorses and jockeys, signed lower left Sandra Faye Oppegard. Rapid, economical brushwork captures the bustle in the parade ring, with flashes of colour on silks and bandages.
Presented in a gilt frame with linen mount; verso stamped Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky (sporting-art specialists), giving strong provenance. Clean, ready to hang. Minor age/handling marks to frame only.
Well known Thoroughbred watercolor portrait artist Sandra Oppegard, who with her late husband Vic Oppegard, owned and trained the 1987 Hollywood Oaks (G1) winner Perchance to Dream.
Dimensions:
Framed H 48 × W 56 cm (approx.)
Image window c. 30 × 40 cm (est.)

Medium: Watercolour on paper
Signature: Lower left “S. Faye Oppegard”
Provenance: Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington, KY (label/stamp)