Green, gold and dunn

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (1901 - 1979)

Nature in Art

late 1960s

Tunnicliffe lived beside the tidal estuary near Anglesey from 1947 until his death and the wildlife of the area became his inspiration and his prime subject matter. He became renown for his measured drawings of birds which he meticulously painted from dead birds, brought to him by friends and neighbours as a reference source.

• Medium: watercolour
• Dimensions: 42 x 72cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1500 ( Total: £5,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2006
• Vendor: Mary Oliver

Provenance

Private collection. On loan to museum 1994-2006.

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