Lot Essay
Burns is self-taught and specialises in natural history subjects, mainly of his native Norfolk. He is a regular exhibitor at the Tryon and Swann Gallery.
A Woodcock nesting in the Undergrowth; and A Snipe nesting in Reeds
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Colin W. Burns (b.1944)
A Woodcock nesting in the Undergrowth; and A Snipe nesting in Reeds
both signed 'Colin W Burns' (lower right and lower left respectively) , and inscribed 'Woodcock' and 'Snipe' respecively (on the backing)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white and with scratching out
8 7/8 x 12in. (22.5 x 30.5cm.)
a pair (2)
A Woodcock nesting in the Undergrowth; and A Snipe nesting in Reeds
both signed 'Colin W Burns' (lower right and lower left respectively) , and inscribed 'Woodcock' and 'Snipe' respecively (on the backing)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white and with scratching out
8 7/8 x 12in. (22.5 x 30.5cm.)
a pair (2)