Thorburn Pheasant Watercolor

Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935).
Ring-Necked Pheasants.
Gouache on paper.
Signed lower left.
18" x 26 1/4" visible, 27 x 34 3/4" framed.
Archibald Thorburn was the most sought after and successful ornithological artist of his day and now thought to be Prince Charles' Favorite Artist.
The exceptional watercolors of Archibald Thorburn are extremely sought after on the auction market and have achieved remarkable prices of late. Most recently the famed Astor Collection From Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire, which sold at Christie's London on 15 December 15th 2017. The top prices were as high as 200,000 GBP.