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    21 May 2004

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    • Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
    Lot 61

    Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)

    The lost roe

    Price realised

    GBP 28,680

    Estimate

    GBP 18,000 - GBP 25,000

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    Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
    The lost roe
    signed and dated 'Archibald Thorburn/1905' (lower right) and inscribed 'The Lost Roe' (on the reverse)
    pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
    29¼ x 21 in. (74.3 x 53.5 cm.)

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    Lot Essay

    The subject of a lost deer with a golden eagle aggressively protecting its prize was a favourite subject of Thorburn's and one he usually executed on a large scale. He exhibited watercolours of this subject at the Royal Academy in 1894, 1898 and 1899.

    A watercolour entitled The Lost Hind was sold Christie's, Edinburgh, 30 October 2003, lot 50, £28,000.

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