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486 - Jabez Bligh,
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Jabez Bligh, British fl.1863-1889- Holly and Mistletoe; pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper, signed 'J. BLIGH' (lower right), 13.1 x 19.7 cm. Provenance: With Martyn Gregory, London [VF120]. Note: Bligh came from Worcester to London in the 1860s, and later moved to Gravesend. He is renowned particularly for his painting of birds and fungi. His technique here of using small brushes to apply intricate strokes of paint is reminiscent of William Henry Hunt's style in his watercolours of similar subjects. Comparable works have sold at Christie's, London, on 25 March 2004, lot 243 (£1,314) and Bonhams, London, on 27 June 2001, lot 104 (lot £800).
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