Watercolour Rainbow Trout Fish Leaping To Catch Dragonfly By Ralston Gudgeon

1 Fine Art Mid 20th Century Watercolour Aquatic Painting "Rainbow Trout Fish Leaping By Ralston Gudgeon RSW 1910-1984.

Watercolour on paper with a front protective glass cover.

The diffeent colours, green, blue, grey & red hues are so vibrant which you will love.

Title Rainbow Trout.

Set in traditional impressive frame.

A good size with the frame being 72.5 cm wide and 56 cm high.

Subject hunting fascinating study of a Rainbow trout fish in a river, leaping in mid flight to catch an airbourne Dragonfly. With reeds seen below the water surface & the water is swirling.

Signed by the famous listed known Scottish artist Ralston Gudgeon RSW 1910-1984.

Ralston Gudgeon Scottish born artist. Gudgeon is best known for his paintings of birds and animals mostly in watercolour Gudgeon studied at the Glasgow School and in 1933 won the Torrance Memorial Award of the Glasgow Institute.

Gudgeon was one of Scotland’s leading wildlife artists and 1936 he was the youngest man ever to be elected to the RSW. He is represented in the Glasgow Art Gallery, the Paisley Art Gallery and City of Edinburgh Collection.

The colours are so bold and vibrant an exceptional beautiful example of Gudgeon's work.

The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called steelhead trout) is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout (O. m. irideus) or Columbia River redband trout (O. m. gairdneri) that usually returns to freshwater to spawn after living two to three years in the ocean. Freshwater forms that have been introduced into the Great Lakes and migrate into tributaries to spawn are also called steelhead.

Adult freshwater stream rainbow trout average between 0.5 and 2.5 kilograms (1 and 5 lb), while lake-dwelling and anadromous forms may reach 9 kg (20 lb). Coloration varies widely based on subspecies, forms, and habitat. Adult fish are distinguished by a broad reddish stripe along the lateral line, from gills to the tail, which is most vivid in breeding males.

Circa mid 20th century.

Provenance label verso.

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Ready for immediate home wall display with hanging thread verso.

Incredible conversation piece for your guests.

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Condition report.

Offered in fine used condition.

The front painting surface is in good order, having some foxing stains in places, the wood frame having some scuffs, wear in places, scratches & stains, some small chips in places commensurate with usage & old age.

Dimensions in centimetres of the frame approximate

High (56 cm)
Wide (72.5 cm)
Depth (1.5 cm)


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