PTARMIGAN IN SUMMER PLUMAGE; PTARMIGAN IN WINTER PLUMAGE

Details

JOHN CHRISTOPHER BELL (FL. 1857-1868)
PTARMIGAN IN SUMMER PLUMAGE; PTARMIGAN IN WINTER PLUMAGE
both signed and dated 'J. C. Bell 1860' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 30 in. (57.9 x 78.5 cm.)
a pair (2)

Provenance

Joseph Dodds, M.P.; his sale, Christie's, London, 7 July 1877, lot 64. Christie's London, 15 June 1990, lot 97a. Acquired from Westenholtz Antiques, London.

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Lot Essay

John Christopher Bell was a Scarborough based painter of sporting subjects, game, animals and genre. He exhibited several works at the Society of British Artists 1857-68, including Heron attacked by ger-falcons (1857) and Mallards (1864).

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