Black swan; and Whooper swans, Black swans and Mute swan studies

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Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, R.A. (1901-1979)
Black swan; and Whooper swans, Black swans and Mute swan studies
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour; pen and ink with bodycolour; and various
6¼ x 5¼ in. (15.9 x 13.3 cm.); and smaller
nine framed as four (9)

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Lot Essay

Whooper swans is a study for the November plate of Boots Calendar, 1949. Whooper swan is the composition study for Whooper bathing, exhibited Royal Academy, 1966, no. 113. Mute swans was a composition study for The rivals, exhibited Royal Academy, 1951, no. 748.

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