Bidspirit auction | Paul Shimskey, Cockerel on Stony

Paul Shimskey, Cockerel on Stony Ground, Oil or Acrylic on Board - This work is an oil or acrylic painting on board by the artist Paul Shimskey, featuring a naturalist study of a cockerel. The bird is depicted in profile, standing upon a light-coloured, stony ground against a neutral, atmospheric grey background. The artist has employed fine, detailed brushwork to capture the texture of the feathers, with particular attention to the variegated hackles and the barred plumage of the tail. The painting is signed Paul Shimskey in the lower left corner. It is housed in a substantial and ornate gilt wood and composition frame, which includes a fluted inner section and a broad border decorated with scrolling foliate motifs and bead courses. The verso of both the board and the frame are marked with several identical stamps for the Dukeries Art Gallery, Picture Framers, 88 Gateford Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Dimensions not provided.