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John Beer, British c.1860-c.1930- Imari, winner of The Chester Cup, 1905; pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper, signed 'John Beer' (lower left), inscribed and dated 'Imari / winner of The Chester Cup / 1905' (lower centre), inscribed 'Throwaway', 'Mark Time', and 'Imari' (lower right), 26.5 x 36.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Beer was a prolific sporting artist, who was employed to produce spontaneous depictions of race finishes, which were hung at racecourses so that those arriving late to the race track could see who had won earlier races. Imari won the Chester Cup in 1905, ridden by William Saxby.