Archibald Thorburn

Archibald Thorburn (British, 1860-1935) Cock and hen pheasant in a woodland clearing signed and dated 'A. Thorburn/1928' (lower right) watercolour and bodycolour 54 x 39cm (21 1/4 x 15 3/8in). PROVENANCE: with Malcolm Innes Gallery, London Private collection, UK ILLUSTRATED: The Field , September 1982 (front cover); Shooting Times , March 1989, p.30 To be sold with a copy of each of the above magazines

Lot Description Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) Blackcock and grey hen on the Lek signed and dated 'Archibald Thorburn 1910' (lower left) and inscribed 'The Blackcocks' Playground' (on the reverse) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic, on paper 22¼ x 30 in. (56.5 x 76.2 cm.) Lot Condition Report I confirm that I have read this Important Notice and agree to its terms. View Condition Report Provenance with A. Baird-Carter, London, where purchased by the grandfather of the present owner. Pre-Lot Text THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN View Lot Notes › Thorburn delighted in painting Blackgame and capturing the sheen upon their feathers.

Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) Pintails signed and dated 'A. Thorburn/1900' (lower centre) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour 8½ x 10¾ in. (21 x 27.3 cm.) with Ackerman's, London. Anonymous Sale; Sotheby's, Gleneagles, August 1999, lot 1078. Lilford, Thomas Littleton Powys, 4th Baron (1883-1896), Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, London: Taylor and Francis, for R.H. Porter, 1887-1897, vol. VII, pl. 36.

Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) Storm Petrel signed 'Archibald Thorburn' (lower right) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour 7 x 9¾ in. (17.8 x 24.8 cm.) Lilford, Thomas Littleton Powys, 4th Baron (1833-1896), Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, London: Taylor and Francis, for R. H. Porter, 1895-97, vol. VI, pl. 63.

LOT 69 ARCHIBALD THORBURN 1860 - 1935 THE WATCHFUL HINDS signed and dated l.r.: A. Thorburn/ 1895-; titled and inscribed with the artist's address on a label attached to the backboard: No. 1/ "The Watchful Hinds"/ 88 Fellowes Road/ South Hampstead/ N. W watercolour and bodycolour 71 by 115.5cm., 28 by 45½in.