They say a painting is a window. But what if it’s something else?

What if it’s a trapdoor?

In this episode of Antiques Mysteries, we step into the haunted twilight of a forgotten gallery in Cleveland and follow the trail of a single, unsettling painting — The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse) by Albert Pinkham Ryder.

What begins as a smudge of darkness soon reveals a vision of despair, obsession, and genius. A ghostly rider gallops the wrong way round a racetrack… a gambler’s fate sealed in oil and varnish. But who was Ryder — the reclusive American master who painted with wax, resin, and moonlight? And why does his work seem to change before your very eyes?

Join us as we trace the ghostly echoes of a man who defied time, and uncover the tragic story buried beneath the brushstrokes.

Because in Ryder’s world, the race isn’t just over…
It never ends.

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