

Approaching the Starting Gate Metal Poster

$83.00
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Approaching the Starting Gate metal poster by Mary Helmreich. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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This is a romance between the jockeys and the escorts, and between the stallions and the mares, on their way to the starting gate at the Del Mar... more
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Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal poster. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum.
The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The wooden frame includes a hanging wire for easy mounting on your wall (see photo on the left).
All metal posters ship within 3 - 4 business days and arrive "ready to hang" with mounting hooks and nails.
Metal posters are extremely durable. They're lightweight. They won't bend, and they're water resistant.
The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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Brandon Marick
February 16th, 2025

looks amazing!
Cheryl Sturgis
February 15th, 2025

Beautiful photo, love to view this everyday . I would advise getting this in a large size or you might be disappointed not getting a wonderful photo. Mine is 20by 30 and is just perfect. Wonderful photographer .
Mark Mazerski
February 15th, 2025

The colors and layout look great
Mark Mazerski
February 15th, 2025

The art is beautiful
Janet Skogman
February 13th, 2025

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Cheryl Sturgis
February 13th, 2025

This photo is gorgeous and love looking at it everyday. I had a chance to see this in person last October so now can bring back happy memories.
Artist's Description
This is a romance between the jockeys and the escorts, and between the stallions and the mares, on their way to the starting gate at the Del Mar racetrack in California.
About Mary Helmreich

Mary Helmreich was born in 1945 near Boston, Massachusetts. Her talent was recognized early, when at age nine she won a prize for portraiture, competing against high school students. At twelve she attended a summer art program at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. In the eleventh grade she studied under Sidney Hurwitz at the De Cordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and at the Cummington School of the Arts in the Berkshires. At Bard College New York from 1963-1964 she majored in Sculpture taught by Harvey Fite and Fine Art by Anton Refregier. She continued her studies at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston from 1964-1965 under the tutelage of Robert Grady and Andreas Feininger. Toward the end of 1965 she traveled to London and...
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Alex Mir
Wonderful horse racing painting, Mary! L/f
Sunil Kapadia
Congratulations!
Lucia Stewart
Congratulations on your sale!
Claudia Ellis
Congratulations on your sale!
David Stasiak
Congratulations!
David Godbolt
I so admire your watercolour technique Mary, great composition and treatment of light!.....l/f
Karen Fonda
Hi Mary, Such beautiful work, I love the horse racing paintings the most. The detail is just so life-like!
Yamini Khare
Absolutely wonderful watercolor!
Dominique Amendola
Absolutely lovely! You make your watercolors sing! L&F!
Joe Zachariah
Very natural. Love this painting.
Bob Botha
Great watercolor!
Mary Helmreich replied:
Appreciate your kind words. Mary
BORIS REYT
great works, Mary
Xueling Zou
a wonderful painting, Mary! You really captured the movement well! Thanks for your comment on my "2D Elements in Black and White"!
Terry Perham
hi mary, i like the strong effect of sunlight in this fine w/c. nice work, terry