Lot 37
  • 37

James Renny

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 USD
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Description

  • James Renny
  • Bullfinch, Pyrrhula Pyrrhula
  • signed James Renny, dated 1989. 2nd May and titled lower right
  • watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
  • sight: 6 7/8 by 9 in.
  • 17.5 by 22.9 cm
Together with CHINESE SCHOOL, Four Studies of Birds, gouache on paper, sight: 9 by 9 5/8 in. 2 works.

Provenance

Renny: The McEwan Gallery, Ballater, Aberdeenshire

Condition

CHINESE SCHOOL, Four Studies of a Bird:Not examined out of the frame. Rippling throughout the sheet, with some associated loss in the wing of the lower left bird and the upper left bird. Small spots of discoloration at lower right and small pinholes upper left. The sheet appears to be in overall good condition aside from minor fading and light toning. Framed and ready to hang.JAMES RENNY, Bullfinch Studies:Not examined out of the frame. The sheet appears to be in overall excellent condition. Framed and ready to hang, though there is a scuff to the Plexi at the center of the glass.
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