Robert George Marshall (1954- ) Black and White Manniken 1994 Original Watercolour and Gouache Painting

ON AUCTION IS A ROBERT GEORGE MARSHALL (1954-) ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING OF A BLACK AND WHITE MANNIKEN (A SPECIES OF FINCH NATIVE TO SUB SAHARAN AFRICA) DONE IN 1994. THE ARTWORK IS SMALL (9CM x 15CM) BUT IN MY OPINION IT CAPTURES THE BIRDS PROFILE IN A NICE WAY WITH ROBERT MARSHALL BEING ONE OF THE BEST BIRD ARTISTS THAT I HAVE SEEN.
 
ROBERT GEORGE MARSHALL IS A HIGHLY REGARDED WILDLIFE ARTIST BORN IN RHODESIA IN 1954. RAISED BY PARENTS WHO WERE BOTH ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS, MARSHALL DEVELOPED A DEEP FASCINATION WITH BIRD LIFE AND NATURE FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE.
 
FOR DECADES, PAINTING REMAINED A PASSIONATE SIDE HOBBY WHILE HE BUILT A SUCCESSFUL PRIMARY CAREER AS A MOTION PICTURE SOUND ENGINEER. HE TURNED FULLY PROFESSIONAL IN 1991.
 
HE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSED ON BIRDS IN WATERCOLOUR AND GOUACHE (OPAQUE WATERCOLOUR).
 
OVER THE FOLLOWING DECADE, HIS ORIGINAL PIECES SOLD WIDELY FOR AROUND R1500 EACH ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA AND WERE FEATURED BY PROMINENT REGIONAL GALLERIES.
 
IN 2000 MARSHALL MOVED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
 
DIMENSIONS: FRAME 22.5CM WIDE 26CM HIGH
WATERCOLOUR 9.0CM WIDE 15CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: FRAME HAS SOME EDGE WEAR. PAINTING IN GOOD CONDITION. GLASS IN FRONT. HANGING WIRE AT BACK.
 
GOUACHE PROCESS:
Today gouache paint is often described by artists as an opaque watercolour, as the medium can be used with watercolour brushes, on watercolour paper, and applies in a very similar way. The only difference is in the sheerness, as when gouache is applied the paper beneath will not be as visible as it is when using traditional watercolours.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE 2 OTHER ORIGINAL ARTWORKS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK INCLUDING ANOTHER BIRD WATERCOLOUR BY ROBERT MARSHALL. COPY THE URL UNDERNEATH AND PASTE INTO GOOGLE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO ALL MY LISTINGS THIS WEEK.
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