Walter Frederick Osborne (1859-1903) The Parrot House, Dublin Zoo (c.1890)

Signature: on the reverse, the support bears the pencilled inscription 'Mrs. Noel Guinness', and is stamped 'J. D. Spence, Artists' Colour Man, 7, Lower Sackville St., Dublin'. Signature:, on the reverse, the support bears the pencilled inscription 'Mrs. Noel Guinness', and is stamped 'J. D. Spence, Artists' Colour Man, 7, Lower Sackville St., Dublin'. Medium:, oil on canvas laid on board, Size:, 27.80 x 19cm (10.9 x 7.5in), Framed Size:, 43.8 x 35cm (17.2 x 13.8in), Provenance:, Collection of the Guinness family; Gorry Gallery, Dublin (label verso); These Rooms, 19th April 2021 lot 81; Private Collection, Exhibited:, Gorry Gallery, Dublin no. 55 (label verso), In Osborne's vibrant oil sketch, a man and a woman have entered a large aviary. Holding a bright red furled umbrella behind her back, and wearing a straw boater, the woman has turned to inspect reptiles in a glass tank. Silhouetted in the door of the aviary, the man has paused also, to look up at th... Read more, In Osborne's vibrant oil sketch, a man and a woman have entered a large aviary. Holding a bright red furled umbrella behind her back, and wearing a straw boater, the woman has turned to inspect reptiles in a glass tank. Silhouetted in the door of the aviary, the man has paused also, to look up at th... Read more

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