Majestic Fishing Painting Sea Trout Nearly Hooked the Zulu Silver Fly by Roger McPhail C2003, Framed

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1 Majestic British Fishing Angling Sporting Painting Sea Trout On Brink Nearly Hooked By The Zulu Silver Fly In Shallows … Read more 1 Majestic British Fishing Angling Sporting Painting Sea Trout On Brink Nearly Hooked By The Zulu Silver Fly In Shallows By Roger McPhail 2003.
Medium watercolour & gouache on paper with front protective glass cover.
Subject sporting fish portrait of a spotted Sea Trout in side profile facing towards the left, swimming along in clear water with mouth wide open heading towards the waiting fly hook on line which is so close. Below stone pebbles along the shallow sea floor. Above the ripples of the sea surface and rays of light coming through below the water, a strong bold contrast of light & dark a great chiaroscuro effect.
Title “Sea Trout” fishing on brink nearly hooked in Shallows by Roger McPhail C2003.
Set in the original frame & mount with front glass cover which enhances this work further.
The various different hue colours stand out & are so vibrant which you will adore. So realistic you can feel the danger for the fish with the hook being so close & the excitement building for the out of sight angler.
A nice easy display size with the frame being 60 cm wide and 51 cm high.
Signed in the bottom corner by the known listed British sporting wildlife artist Arthur Roger McPhail.
In our opinion this is a fine example of his work.
Artist biography Rodger McPhail was born in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West of England during the mid 20th century in the year 1953, he is a well known highly regarded artist especially in his subjects wildlife & sporting. He is a British Postwar & Contemporary artist. He was known to have studied his art profession in a famous Liverpool art school. He has collaborated with The Shooting Times & also the Famous Grouse Whisky. He is easily able to work in various mediums like oil or watercolour. He prides himself on having such an eye for exceptional detail. His works have been exhibited in galleries & sold at auction houses around the world. The current highest recorded sold price was for £12,075 Pounds Sterling which sold at Christie’s in 1998.
Provenance Private collection, Tryon Gallery, High End Shire fine art auction, & Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (51 cm)
Wide (60 cm)
Depth (2.5 cm) See less