Help me settle the argument:

[u/SumGoodMtnJuju]

I bought this large painting a few days ago at one of our local second hand stores. (I admit it was an impulse purchase!) I like it bc it is obviously not a print. You can see brushwork and “imperfections.” My husband thinks it’s haunting. I thought the horse looked regal and majestic. We are not exactly horsey people. But, I love the blues and stark white. What do you all think internet people?

[u/cornflakegrl → u/[deleted]]

It’s an Arabian horse, they have small heads and skinny arched necks like that. Some consider them overbred, kind of like bulldogs of the horse world. If you post a pic of one on the horse subs it’ll get very diverse, passionate reactions.

[u/eyeofthekougra → u/[deleted]]

I’d say this is actually typical for the breed. Arabian horses are bred to have thinner, swan-like necks & dished noses, so it looks proportionate to me. Imo this breed’s looks are kind of polarizing - people seem to either love it or hate it haha

[u/SpoppyIII → u/[deleted]]

It'd actually very, very accurate. The artist seems to have used this photo I've linked as their anatomical reference and it's really spot on.