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Oil Painting Northern Racing Pigeons Champions Old Badge Hen & Cock By J Brown C1930

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This detailed English sporting oil painting by J Brown from 1930 showcases the Northern Racing Pigeons champions, old badge hen and cock, standing proudly. The vibrant colours and realistic portrayal make it a must-have for any pigeon enthusiast. Add a touch of charm to your collection with this unique piece.
Impress your clients & guests with this stunning ornithology racing pigeons masterpiece to display on your office or home wall space.
Subject ornithology sporting animal birds portrait of a grey checker Northern racing pigeon named Old Badge Hen in side profile facing right. With beautiful plumage. To her immediate right is a standing male cock champion racing pigeon.
Set in the original traditional masculine wood frame.
Oil on board.
The hen bird hue colours has a grey head with a stripped turquoise neck with a black and white check colour body with dark wings having a striped white & black bars, the male has a mainly grey head with stripped turquoise neck, a light grey body with 2 black bars on his lower body along with white stripes on his wings with darker grey wingtips, he is standing on a higher rocky outcrop ledge, the hen is standing lower down on the bare patch of brown ground with green grass around, set in open landscape & above beautiful light blue sky with light white cloud cover.
Inscribed on the lower front 'Dam of 1st Perth / Club & Fed Grand Dam / 1st Chest RD 3 Buxton / 2nd Craven Arms, and below the cock 'MESSRS HOLLEY BRO. BUTE / 1ST WHITLEY BAY 09 / 1ST POOL. 2ND TYNMTH / 5TH PERTH / 10 WIRED 6.45 DAY OF RACE / BANFF 2ST BIRD TO FLY BANFF TO TREHFOD / ALL STAGED TO BANFF / 1ST CLUB / 1ST 51 POOL.
Title Sporting Racing "Old Badge Hen & Cock Pigeons 1st Whitley Bay MESSRS HOLLEY BRO. BUTE" By J Brown C 1930.
Oil on board.
Circa 1930 early 20th century.
Unsigned.
By the known folk pigeon artist J Brown as he specialised in painting Northern pigeon races, in our opinion this is a very fine example of his work.
A nice display size with the frame being 57 cm wide and 52 cm high.
From the beginning of organised pigeon racing, prizes where given for great performances. Now these are frequently photographed but in the late nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century it was usual for a portrait painting to be commissioned of the winning racing pigeon. Demand for these trophies peaked in the early part of the 20th century when several specialist pigeon artists were working in this field. Notable amongst them were E.H.Windred in London, Andrew Beer in Bristol and South Wales and J.Brown in Northumberland and Cumberland.
Artist biography J Brown was an artist by trade, but he was also a "Pigeon Fancier" and raced his own pigeons. He also had a great passion for painting, he carefully and accurately added the individual bird's markings and thus created his individual style depicting flat, two dimensional painted depictions of the birds with impeccably observed details of their unique markings. J Brown is a legendary northern British Folk Artist and considered significant for his body of work.
Provenance Private London based pigeon fancier collection from the vendor, London auction, Exhibited Famous Lord Hill Museum & in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
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With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home display.
Condition report offered in fine used condition. Having foxing also a vertical stain streak that runs down on the far left side also with craquelure to the painting surface. The frame has had a repair to one corner & some paint touch ups, scuffs, scratches general wear commensurate with usage & old age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of frame

High (52 cm)
Length depth thickness (2.5 cm)
Wide (57 cm)