Lot 240 DUCK IN A LANDSCAPE, INDIA EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Watercolour on paper, depicting a finely rendered duck standing beside a tranquil stream, surrounded by flowering plants and rolling countryside beneath a softly painted sky. The bird is depicted with carefully articulated plumage in subtle shades of green, brown and blue, enlivened by delicate highlights. The composition is framed within a narrow polychrome border and an extensive ornamental surround of finely painted flowering sprays and scrolling botanical motifs, executed in red, pink, blue, green and gilt.