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British Oil Painting 3 Bristol Racing Pigeons By William Andrew Beer C1929

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1 Fine Sporting Ornithology British Work of Art Oil Painting 3 Racing Bird Pigeons By William Andrew Beer C1929.
Title 'Winners of Best Average, Season 1929. Bristol & District Tippler & Tumbler Flying Society. Bred and flown by Owner, C.E. Derrett'. The 3 pigeons names, finish position and flying times are shown as follows.
The winner on the far left name is Easter O.B Fly 14 hours 8 mins 30 secs who was First and Cup. In the centre the pigeon name is Whitsuntide O.B. Fly, 15 hours 50 mins in second position. Over to the far right the pigeon was called August Y.B. Fly 6 hours 15 mins.
Subject ornithology sporting animal birds portrait of 3 Racing pigeons in side profile 2 are facing left and 1 is facing left. With basic ancestral Rock Dove plumage. The birds colours all have a light grey colour body with 2 black wing bars, a darker head with iridescent green and purple at the neck head area. landscape views in the background, a lake shown in the distance the left and sloping hill on other side with green grass and trees also branches shown, with a mainly cloudy overcast sky with some spots of blue shining through.
An excellent good size with the frame being 79 cm wide and 64 cm high.
Oil on canvas.
Set in a beautiful traditional black ebonised frame.
Signed Andrew Beer by the known British artist William Andrew Beer and dated 1929.
William Andrew Beer (1862-1954) was an English artist, known for painting racing pigeons, in oil on canvas, under the working name of Andrew Beer. A racing pigeon enthusiast himself, he was a judge at competitive pigeon shows. Beer had a studio in Eastville, Bristol, to which the pigeons he was to paint were sometimes sent by train, arriving at the nearby Stapleton Road Station. He typically painted pigeons at near life-size, singly or in small groups, in side-on view, against similar backgrounds. He often included text, noting the pigeons' names and achievements.
His works are in the collections of Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Pontypridd Museum and the Radstock, Midsomer Norton & District Museum Society. He also painted scenes of southern England, which were issued as postcards.
Provenance label verso.
An exceptional sought after collectible artwork.
Such a delightful scene to the eye a great conversation piece.
Highly sought after due to the collectible nature of subject animal matter such elaborate detail.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface in good overall order with having a front glass protective cover.Having craquelure and some minor paint loss also scuffs in places. Various foxing staining shown on the canvas back. Wood frame which has general wear also overpainting, losses, minor chips commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame approximate

High (64 cm)
Wide (79 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (4.5 cm)