A haven of rest: Woodcock on the shore

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Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
A haven of rest: Woodcock on the shore
signed and dated 'Archibald Thorburn/1903' (lower left) and inscribed 'A Haven of Rest' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour, with gum arabic, heightened with bodycolour
21¾ x 30 in. (53.4 x 76.2 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Thorburn's depictions of woodcock tend to show the birds nestling from the wind in the dunes or on the forest floor. It is unusual to see a composition with woodcock in flight. Woodcock migrate from Scandinavia every year reaching the east coast of Scotland in the autumn. They then spend the winter months in Great Britian. A similar watercolour entitled 'In from the North Sea' sold at Christie's, London, 30 September 1997, lot 66 (£37,800).

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