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Archibald Thorburn is one of Britain’s best watercolour artists, particularly
known for his pictures of birds and mammals placed in beautiful harmonious
landscapes. His style of painting represented a step change in wildlife art
around the turn of the century and the lifelike renderings of his subjects
brought him early fame and fortune. Not only did he produce a prolific number of
original watercolours and grisailles, but contributed to scores of natural
history books for authors, ornithologists and explorers of the day, also finding
time to write and illustrate six of his own. During his career he produced a
large number of prints; 200 are listed in this catalogue and it is the main
purpose of this
book to offer the reader insight into some of the best works Thorburn produced.
Whether the reader is an ardent Thorburn collector or has a general interest in
countryside pursuits and birdwatching, this book contains some of the best
images ever produced by a British artist.
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