Lot 33
  • 33

ARCHIBALD THORBURN | Coming in from the Sea

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description

  • Circle of Archibald Thorburn
  • Coming in from the Sea
  • signed and dated l.l.: Archibald Thorburn/ 1905; titled and inscribed on the reverse; 'Coming in from the Sea'/ one of the Fur and Feather series of Wildfowl/ Copywright for the book belongs to Longman & Co. A.T.
  • watercolour with bodycolour and gum arabic
  • 76 by 56cm., 30 by 22in.

Provenance

Christie's, London, 2 March 1990, lot 183 where purchased by the present owner

Literature

A.J. Stuart-Wortley and Others, Fur, Feathers and Fin Series; Wildfowl, 1906

Condition

This watercolour is in excellent condition with no visible condition issues. The paper is flat and the picture is ready to hang. FRAME The picture is contained in a moulded plaster frame with a clean grey mount and under glass.
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