Watercolor Painting "Iridescent Kingfisher" By David Andrews

• "Iridescent Kingfisher" is a beautiful, ornithological fine art watercolor painting by British 20th century artist David Andrews. The work captures the vibrant colors of the Kingfisher and brings it to life with an amazing realism. A must-have for birds and art lovers alike!
• Medium gouache & wash watercolor on paper with a front protective glass cover.
• Set in an original traditional gilt frame.
• Subject Ornithological study of The iridescent Kingfisher bird which is portrayed in breathtaking detail on a branch among reeds.
• Signed by the well known artist David Andrews.
• This is one of his rather fine early works.
• David Andrews (real name Brian Cutmore) was born in 1938 in The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, Kings Cross, London, England, The eldest son of Sign Writer, Commercial Artist and Designer, Sidney Cutmore, creator of several notable works in advertising, who produced the banners, flags and national emblems, used to decorate the processional route of The Queen’s Coronation in 1953, and also painted The Coat of Arms above a specially created entrance to Westminster Abbey.
• In 1967, David returned to the London area, and was soon commissioned by Publishers Paul Hamlyn, to illustrate a full color publication, “Bird Behaviour”, written by Dr John Sparks, of the Zoological Society of London, producer of BBC One TV Programme "Wildlife on One”. 
  From the late 1960s until the mid-1980’s a total of 24 more David Andrews pictures were published and distributed worldwide. During this period, many of his earlier pictures appeared on British T V programmes, Including ‘Softly, Softly’, ‘Z Cars’, ‘The Sweeney’, ‘Wild Alliance’, ‘George and Mildred’, ‘Robin’s Nest’, ‘Take the Highroad’, ‘Crossroads’, ‘Coronation Street’, Video Film, "The Bank Job", The Two Ronnie’, ‘Through the Keyhole’ (home of Spike Milligan) ‘One Foot in the Grave’, ‘A Good Murder’, 'Vera', and as prizes on the conveyee belt, in ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’, with Bruce Forsyth.
• David had several ‘ One Man Exhibitions’ in the 1970’s, including 5 at Harrods Knights bridge Gallery in London and several other venues throughout the U.K. including Arrogate, Watford, Birmingham. Bristol, Torquay and The Cotswold. Several other smaller exhibitions followed in the early 1980s in Sydney, Australia, Wellington, New Zealand and Boston U.S.A.
• Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Casuariiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species found in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Oceania, but can also be seen in Europe.
• They can be found in deep forests near calm ponds and small rivers. The family contains 114 species and is divided into three subfamilies and 19 genera. All kingfishers have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage.
• Circa late 20th century, dated 1975.
• Gallery label verso.
• Provenance bought from an art dealer at the famous annual 4 day Fine Art & Antiques Fair at Buxton Pavilion
• Highly sought after by CEO's, interior designers, museums, art CEOs, antique dealers, famous & private collectors, film TV studios prop shops.
• Ready for immediate home wall display with hanging thread verso.
• Incredible conversation piece for your guests. 
• We only select & sell paintings based upon quality & significance. 
• We understand your purchase is for your home or as an investment. 
• We provide our clients with friendly professional, expert customer service. 
• Condition report. 
• Offered in fine used condition. 
• The front painting surface is in good overall order, having some minor staining in places on the painted surface. 
• The frame has some general wear, scuffs, scratches commensurate with usage & age. 
• International buyers worldwide shipping is available.
• Viewings are welcome by appointment only for customer support. Please send a message thank you. 
• Browse our other exciting Fine Arts and antiques & collectibles available in our shop gallery. 

Dimensions in centimeters of the frame

High (36.5cm)
Wide(39.5cm)
Depth (1.5cm)