Harry Bright (1867-1897)

The Herald of Spring: Thrushes and Blue Tits

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Harry Bright (1867-1897)
The Herald of Spring: Thrushes and Blue Tits
signed 'HARRY BRIGHT./1891' (lower left) and with inscription '"The Herald of Spring"/A pair of Thrushes, the Hen bird/on the nest. Length 8 inches and/a half. Tail 3 inches./Landscape Claremont park Esher/Surrey the Presidence of Duchess of/Albany./M & Co 22&23 Soho Sq London/W/C Drawing by Harry Bright' (on a label attached to the backing)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white and gum arabic
13 5/8 x 21 1/8in. (34.6 x 71.4cm.)

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with Alexander Gallery.

拍品專文

Harry Bright was the eldest son of Henry Bright (1824-1876). Bright, senior is best remembered today for his anthropomorphic watercolours of frogs, see the catalogue of the sale in these Rooms 12 June, lots 88-90, but he was also a painter of birds.
Harry Bright was much influenced by his father but developed his own style becoming particularly well-known for his depictions of small song birds. He illustrated Birds and Blossom, 1879 and The A.B.C. of Pretty Birdies, 1896.