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Mao Wen Biao

We are absolutely delighted to be able to exhibit this fabulous collection of paintings by
the remarkable Mao Wen Biao. They were purchased by a collector and friend of the
gallery’s almost twenty years ago, he now wants to give others the opportunity of owning
and enjoying them.

Mao is indeed a remarkable artist and amongst his many accolades is creating the largest
painting painted in the world in the second half of the twentieth century, it is 60 ft high
by 180 ft long and is on permanent display in the Military Museum in Beijing. He has
painted many other monumental works including in the Ritz, Holland Park, and the Royal
Automobile Club. It is however, in painting the sport of horseracing, that we, and many
others, believe he excels. He encapsulates the thrill of the sport in the most dynamic of
fashions; it is the energy and exhilaration of racing that truly inspires him. These paintings
have won him an army of dedicated and enthusiastic collectors, who are struck by the
immediacy and vibrancy of his powerful images, interestingly he also captures the attention
of many collectors from outside the racing world.

Mao’s paintings are unmistakable in style, and provide an exciting and contemporary
challenge to more traditional sporting art. We are delighted and honored to once again be
showing the work of this formidable artist.

Cover: Gamble Landed (detail), Oil on canvas, 76 x 86.5 cm