Live Auction 5969Victorian & British Impressionist Art
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
Lot 98 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 

Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)

Blackcock and grey hen on the Lek

Closed13 December 2012

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GBP 46,850

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Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
Blackcock and grey hen on the Lek
signed and dated 'Archibald Thorburn 1910' (lower left) and inscribed 'The Blackcocks' Playground' (on the reverse)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic, on paper
22¼ x 30 in. (56.5 x 76.2 cm.)

with A. Baird-Carter, London, where purchased by the grandfather of the present owner.

Specialist note

Thorburn delighted in painting Blackgame and capturing the sheen upon their feathers.