Lot Essay
The present work almost certainly depicts ptarmigan in the Forest of Gaick, Invernesshire, the setting for nearly all his depictions of ptarmigan and red deer.
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Ptarmigan in winter plumage
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Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
Ptarmigan in winter plumage
signed 'A. Thorburn' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, on grey paper
11¼ x 19¼ in. (28.5 x 49 cm.)
Ptarmigan in winter plumage
signed 'A. Thorburn' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, on grey paper
11¼ x 19¼ in. (28.5 x 49 cm.)
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