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Peter Biegel Biography
Peter Biegel (1913–1987) was a prominent British sporting artist. Born in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, on April 22, 1913, he came from an equestrian and artistic lineage – his great‑grandfather was an Irish steeplechaser who tragically died at 21, and his father earned fame hunting under the nickname “Flying Dutchman”
Educated at Downside School, Biegel initially joined his father’s steel‑brokering business in London. However, a deep‑rooted passion for horses and art led him to pursue formal training in 1938 at Lucy Kemp‑Welch’s art school in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
His studies were interrupted by World War II, during which he served with the Wiltshire Regiment. Wounded in action and subsequently stationed in Northern Ireland as a claims officer, he resumed his dedicated artistic path after the war.
A transformative encounter with his hero, sporting artist Lionel Edwards, on a train led to mentorship under Edwards at Bournemouth School of Art. He ultimately became Edwards’s sole pupil, refining a style that captured equine form, movement, and character with exceptional precision.
Paintings by Biegel are held in the collections of the Yale Center for British Art, Newcastle City Council and 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards Heritage Trust.
Available works by Modern British artists.
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