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Great Bustards, Otis tarda
Details
ARCHIBALD THORBURN (BRITISH, 1860-1935)
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.)
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.
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.
Brought to you by
Sarah Reynolds
Specialist, Head of Sale
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