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Archibald Thorburn
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Archibald Thorburn
- Autumn Alarm-Blackgame in Flight
- signed and dated l.r.: Archibald Thorburn/ 1900
- watercolour and bodycolour
- 43 by 77cm.; 17 by 30¼in.
Provenance
John Southern of Liskeard, Cornwall (The Thorburn Museum);
His sale, Sotheby's, Works by Archibald Thorburn from the Thorburn Museum, 31 March 1993, lot 62, where acquired by the present owner
His sale, Sotheby's, Works by Archibald Thorburn from the Thorburn Museum, 31 March 1993, lot 62, where acquired by the present owner
Literature
John Southern, Thorburn's Landscape, The Major Natural History Paintings, 1981, p.42, illus. opposite
Condition
STRUCTURE
The work has been executed on artist's card, which is sound.
The surface is in generally good overall condition with strong colours throughout. The extreme left and upper edges have discoloured very slightly, there are one or two tiny specks of foxing in the sky and three tiny abrasions, one beneath the hen in the foreground, one to the left of central bird's head, and one near the lower left corner.
FRAME
Held under glass in a gilt plaster frame with a grey mount.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5718 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
'The echo of a distant shot rings out crystal clear across the rolling hillsides and alarms the covey of blackgame, quietly feeding this autumn morning in the shelter of a heathery hollow. Hurriedly they rise and wing their way across the slopes, heading for a distant clump of birch trees behind which they swing and dip into the welcoming shelter of their moorland retreat, there to hide till danger passes.' (John Southern, Thorburn's Landscape, The Major Natural History Paintings, 1981, p.42)