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Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
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Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)

Ptarmigan; Adult male, female and young, autumn plumage

細節
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
Ptarmigan; Adult male, female and young, autumn plumage
signed and dated 'Archibald Thorburn/1908' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
出版
J.G. Millais, The Natural History of British Game Birds, London, 1909, illustrated opp. p. 66.
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拍品專文

'Thorburn loved both ptarmigan and the wilderness in which they live. Their ever changing plumage coinciding with the colours and the seasons never ceased to fascinate and inspire him.' J. Southern, Thorburn's Birds and Mammals, London, 1986, p. 82.

Most of Thorburn's drawings of ptarmigan originated on the estate of Gaick in Invernesshire. He first stayed there in 1889 and subsequently returned as a visitor each autumn for many years.