![THORBURN, Archibald (1860-1935). A collection of correspondence to Philip Rickman, 20 March 1930 – 24 February 1934, comprising: seven autograph letters signed (‘A. Thorburn’), three receipts signed, and one postcard initialled, the letters mentioning works that Thorburn has sent (including ‘the water colour of P. Colchinus’) or finished and their prices, thanking Rickman for photographs or prints which the latter has provided for inspiration (of Red-breasted geese, he comments: ‘These show the character and markings of the birds very clearly’), and offering to complete further works for Rickman, the receipts acknowledging payment for ‘Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant’, ‘Wood cock’, ‘Brown owl’, and others, 17 pages in total [With:] Four envelopes [And:] an invoice addressed to Philip Rickman from E. Stacy-Marks Gallery, Eastbourne, for works supplied.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2017/CKS/2017_CKS_15544_0057_000(thorburn_archibald_a_collection_of_correspondence_to_philip_rickman_20032257).jpg?w=1)
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THORBURN, Archibald (1860-1935). A collection of correspondence to Philip Rickman, 20 March 1930 – 24 February 1934, comprising: seven autograph letters signed (‘A. Thorburn’), three receipts signed, and one postcard initialled, the letters mentioning works that Thorburn has sent (including ‘the water colour of P. Colchinus’) or finished and their prices, thanking Rickman for photographs or prints which the latter has provided for inspiration (of Red-breasted geese, he comments: ‘These show the character and markings of the birds very clearly’), and offering to complete further works for Rickman, the receipts acknowledging payment for ‘Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant’, ‘Wood cock’, ‘Brown owl’, and others, 17 pages in total [With:] Four envelopes [And:] an invoice addressed to Philip Rickman from E. Stacy-Marks Gallery, Eastbourne, for works supplied.
A delightful series of letters from Thorburn to a fellow artist Philip Rickman (1891-1982) studied art in Paris and London, later specialising in ornithological works. His technique owed much to Thorburn, to whom he had been introduced by George Edward Lodge; evidently, his own collection included a number of the older man’s works from which he could draw inspiration.
A delightful series of letters from Thorburn to a fellow artist Philip Rickman (1891-1982) studied art in Paris and London, later specialising in ornithological works. His technique owed much to Thorburn, to whom he had been introduced by George Edward Lodge; evidently, his own collection included a number of the older man’s works from which he could draw inspiration.
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