Portraits of birds from a little while ago. Scottish. Archibald Thorburn, watercolorist. Living from 1860 to 1935, Thorburn specialized in paintings of wildlife, especially Scottish birds. Son of Robert Thorburn who painted miniatures for Queen Victoria.

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“Peacock and Peacock Butterfly.” 1917. Scottish. Signed and dated on the bottom right. Image source: Bonham’s. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 80 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archibald_Thorburn,_Peacock_and_Peacock_Butterfly,_At_87.5_x_111.5cm._Bonhams..jpg
 
“Luscinia luscinia.” 1913. Scottish. Oil on canvas. Image source “British birds.” Archibald Thorburn. Volume. I. Cc0 License 4.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luscinia_luscinia._Archibald_Thorburn.png
“Cock and hen pheasant in the undergrowth.” 1927. Scottish. Pencil and watercolor, with gum arabic, heightened with touches of bodycolor. Signed and dated signed and dated “A. Thorburn/1927′: on the lower left. Image source: Christies. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archibald_Thorburn05a.jpg
Pintail Ducks. 1926. British/Scottish. Watercolor heightened with white. Archibald Thorburn, watercolorist (1860-1935). Signed and dated A. Thorburn / 1926 on the lower right. Image © 2024 Sotheby’s. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/european-british-art-l24101/pintail-ducks
Blackcock on Tree, Sentinel. Undated, by 1935. British/Scottish. Watercolor heightened with white. Archibald Thorburn, watercolorist (1860-1935). Signed A. Thorburn at the lower center and titled on the reverse. Image © 2024 Sotheby’s. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/european-british-art-l24101/the-evening-roost-black-game
A Pair of Partridge on a Sunny Bank. 1915. British/Scottish. Watercolor heightened with white. Archibald Thorburn, watercolorist (1860-1935). Signed and dated Archibald Thorburn 1915 on the lower left. Image © 2024 Sotheby’s. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/european-british-art-l24101/a-pair-of-partridge-on-a-sandy-bank

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