Archibald Thorburn
British · 1860–1935 · Painter, Printmaker
Archibald Thorburn FZS was a Scottish artist who specialised in wildlife, painting mostly in watercolour. He explored Scotland to sketch birds in the wild, his favourite haunt… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
PTARMIGAN IN THE SNOWLyon & Turnbull · £45,000≈ $61,128≈ €52,961Sign up to see
Blackcock and two hens in a highland landscapeBonhams · £44,400≈ $54,186≈ €51,527Sign up to see
A COVEY OF GROUSE AMONGST THE BRACKENLyon & Turnbull · £41,250≈ $50,148≈ €48,219Sign up to see
Archibald Thorburn’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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Price trend
10 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $10kSign up | $10kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $10kSign up | $10kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Works on paper | 66 | 64 | 97% | $8.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $61.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 60 | 58 | 97% | $9.3kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $61.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 5 | 5 | 100% | $880Sign up | $429Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $390Sign up | $390Sign up | $390Sign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $390Sign up | $390Sign up | $390Sign up |
| Other | 6 | 5 | 83% | $1.1kSign up | $330Sign up | $3.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.