Raymond Harris Ching (b.1939)

Penguins of the Bounty Islands

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Raymond Harris Ching (b.1939)
Penguins of the Bounty Islands
signed and dated 'raymond harris ching. 1964' (lower left) and inscribed 'Great-crested Penguin. Eudyptes atratus. Adult pair. life-size. Bounty Islands.' (upper left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour
24¼ x 19¾ in. (61.6 x 50.2 cm.)

Lot Essay

Born in New Zealand, this artist established himself as a painter of birds with his lively illustrations for The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds, published in 1969. He has since exhibited regularly in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

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