Jean Eleanor Bowman is renowned throughout the equestrian world as one of its foremost artists, depicting horses, hounds, horse people, and horse sports.
She worked with various mediums such as pen and ink, and pastels, but most of her sketches and paintings were in oils. Her training in New York and Boston emphasized classical techniques focusing on attitude, color, composition, light and style. She was particularly known for her attention to the conformation of the horse.
Her paintings can be found in the collections of prominent figures such as Paul Mellon, Richard K. Mellon, Walter Chrysler, Walter Jeffords, Robert Kleberg, John Hay Whitney, George Widener, the Duchess of Westminster, and Queen Elizabeth 11.
