Superb studies of ptarmigan, mistle thrush and barn owl set to go under the hammer in Yorkshire saleroom

 

Bird of the mountains - enchanting gouache painting of ptarmigan by Lincolnshire artist George Lodge (1860-1954)  

PAINTINGS by avian specialist George Lodge seldom come  on the market, so his study of ptarmigan is likely to attract lively interest at auction on July 13  in the saleroom of Tennants of Leyburn in Yorkshire. 

The pre-sale estimate is that the painting, Lot 1016, will fetch between £600 and £900.

Also in the same sale of British, European and Sporting Art are other delightful avian studies including a pencil study of mistle thrush by Raymond Ching (born 1939) and a pencil and water colour depiction of a barn owl by Charles Tunnicliffe (1901-1979).   

More information about the sale from Tennants at:  https://auctions.tennants.co.uk 

The pre-sale estimate for Lot 1001- a mistle thrush - is £80-£120

The guide price for Tunnicliffe's barn owl (Lot 1014) is £2,000-£3,000