Sold for:
$1,599
$1,599
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951) Heron Roost , 1937, impression of proof D (Paff, 339). Signed "FrankWBenson." in pencil l.l. Etching on wove paper, plate size 11 13/16 x 9 7/8 in. (29.9 x 25.0 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Deckled edges, pencil annotations to lower margin, minor soiling, staining and fingerprints to margins, thinned areas to upper margin. Provenance: Descended within the family of the artist. N.B. This print was never published in an edition. Proof D is the most complete, and approximately fifteen impressions of it were made before the plate was destroyed.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-13
