ID 1226074
Lot 82 | ARCHIBALD THORBURN (BRITISH, 1860-1935)
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 3 500
Great Bustards, Otis tarda
signed 'A. Thorburn.' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic on paper
7 x 9 ¼ in. (17.8 x 23.5 cm.)
Provenance
with Spink, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 12 December 2012, lot 27, when acquired by the present owner.
Literature
Lord Lilford, Coloured Figures of Birds of the British Islands, London, 1885-98, vol. V, pl. 1.
| Artist: | Archibald Thorburn (1860 - 1935) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Genre: | Sporting art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Archibald Thorburn (1860 - 1935) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Genre: | Sporting art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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