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Samuel John Lamorna Birch, 1869-1955
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description
- Samuel John Lamorna Birch
- Studies of wild Brown Trout
- a pair, each signed and dated May 4th 1912; each further signed and dedicated To M & Mrs F... from S. J. Lamorna Birch 1912 (May 4th)
- watercolour and bodycolour
- each 27.5x61.5cm.; 10¾x24in.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist in 1912;
Thence by decent to the present owner
Catalogue Note
The present owner was given these works by Norman Smith Esq. whose father-in-law was a friend of Samual John Lamorna Birch. Lamorna Birch, a keen fisherman, painted and dedicated these works as an affectionate reminder of a succeessful fishing trip on the River Itchen in 1912.