Christopher Tombs Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Pigeon Oil Painting to the 1920s.
A framed portrait of the racing pigeon “Red Sky,” a red chequer cock ringed NUHW 23.TFC.4105 and owned and flown by N. Walsh.
S.E. in 1924, 3rd Bournemouth in 1925, and winner of Perth, 367 miles, in 1926.
This is a traditional fancier’s portrait of a champion racing pigeon, painted to record both the bird and its performances. “Red Sky,” a red chequer cock, is shown standing on a path and facing left, alert and full-bodied, with the upright carriage prized in old loft portraits.
The head is blue-grey, with a pale cere and a clear orange eye. The neck carries a green metallic sheen that deepens into chestnut on the breast. The wings are a warm red-orange chequer, each feather tipped and edged in white, while the belly, flights and tail are clean white. The legs and feet are painted a strong rose-pink.
Behind the bird is a soft highland-style landscape: still water to the left, green slopes, a flat-topped hill on the right, and low bushes in autumn colour under a pale, clouded sky. The setting reads as the country of the long north-road race rather than a literal view of the loft.
The record is lettered in the lower left of the picture:
1924 — 2nd Nantes B.S.E.
1925 — won 3rd Bournemouth
1926 — winner Perth, 367 miles
Below that, the painting is titled “Red Sky” and identified as a red cheq cock, NUHW 23.TFC.4105, owned and flown by N. Walsh. The work is presented in a figured warm brown wooden frame.
Signed on the Back Canvas G.S.Harper.
Framed painting of a red chequer racing pigeon named Red Sky, standing in profile on a path with hills and water behind it, and its 1924–1926 race record lettered on the canvas.
Dimensions of the Painting are 50.5cm Wide - 33cm High and 2cm Deep.
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Christopher Tombs Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Pigeon Oil Painting to the 1920s.
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Oil on Canvas Racing Pigeon Painting.
