Mallard Rising 1933

"Mallard Rising" is a 1933 watercolor painting by Archibald Thorburn, a renowned British wildlife artist. The painting captures the graceful flight of mallards, with a central focus on a pair rising from a field of tall grasses. Thorburn's meticulous attention to detail, particularly in the rendering of feathers and the delicate shading of the sky, exemplifies his mastery of the genre. This piece exemplifies Thorburn's renowned talent for capturing the beauty and movement of birds in flight.