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Wed, Apr 27, 2022 05:30PM EDT
Lot 111

Peter Markham Scott: Only Sixteen Geese Left the Shore that Morning

Estimate: $200 - $300

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After Peter Markham Scott (English, 1909 - 1989):Only Sixteen Geese Left the Shore that Morning. Lithograph, signed and titled in pencil below. Unframed. Published 1941 by Arthur Ackermann and Son Ltd.

Sir Peter Markham Scott was a naturalist, conservationist, artist and author whose abiding passion was wildlife. He travelled the world painting rare birds, then later founded the Severn Wildfowl Trust (now the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust), and co-founded the World Wildlife Fund (now the World Wide Fund for Nature). Described as the 'father of conservation', he led a campaign for endangered wildlife that captured the imagination of a generation and inspired many to care about the environment long before it was fashionable to do so.

18.25 x 24.75 inches paper; 14 x 20.75 inches plate.

Private collection, Memphis, Tennessee.

Condition

Fair condition with mat burn, three creases resulting in a small amount of paper loss lower center; several stray blue ink marks (one n the center of the print, a few more in the margins).

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