JOHN MARTIN TRACY PAINTINGS FOR SALE & BIOGRAPHY
JOHN MARTIN TRACY
American, 1844–1893
BIOGRAPHY
John Martin Tracy was best known for his paintings of trained gun dogs in the field, and for his depictions of thoroughbred horses. Although under-aged, he served in the Civil War. He made two trips to study in Paris before establishing himself as a portrait painter in St. Louis. After moving to Greenwich, Connecticut in 1881, Tracy focused on his hunting dog paintings.