Raptors set to steal limelight as superlative bird paintings go under hammer at auction in Yorkshire

 

The raid in the snow by George Lodge - pre-sale estimate £1,000-£1,500 

A SELECTION of impressive bird studies will catch the eye at an auction in Yorkshire later this month.

The sale includes paintings  of bramblings being pursued by a sparrowhawk, gyr falcon, sparrowhawk and fieldfare.

The respective artists are George Edward Lodge (1860-1954), John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985), George Morrison Reid Henry (1891-1983) and Raymond Booth (1929-2015).

The sale of British, European and Sporting Art is being held by Tennants at their saleroom in Leyburn from 9am on Saturday March 16. 

Studies of a sparrowhawk by George Henry - pre-sale estimate £250-£400

Gyr falcon by John Harrison - pre-sale estimate £1,000-£1,500 

The catalogue describes this by Leeds artist Raymond Booth 
as "a study of a cuckoo" but it is surely more likely to be a fieldfare. The pre-sale-estimate is £100-£150.

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