Lot Essay
A watercolour of similar size to the present work, depicting a Cock and hen pheasant in snow, sold at Christie's London, 29 May 1999, lot 98 (£67,500).
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'In the Furze Breake': A cock and hen pheasant among gorse
Details
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
'In the Furze Breake': A cock and hen pheasant among gorse
signed and dated 'Archibald Thorburn/1904' (lower left) and inscribed 'In the Furze Breake' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with bodycolour
21.5/8 x 30 in. (55 x 76.2 cm.)
'In the Furze Breake': A cock and hen pheasant among gorse
signed and dated 'Archibald Thorburn/1904' (lower left) and inscribed 'In the Furze Breake' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with bodycolour
21.5/8 x 30 in. (55 x 76.2 cm.)
Provenance
with A. Baird Carter, London.