Sold for:
$2,952
$2,952
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951) Dory Fisherman , 1927, trial proof B-6 (Paff, 267). Signed "FrankWBenson." in pencil l.l. Etching on laid paper with a partial "ENGLAND" watermark, plate size 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (19.8 x 25.0 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Margins over 3/4 inches with deckled upper edges, pencil annotations to lower margin, ink and fingerprints to margins and verso. Provenance: Descended within the family of the artist. N.B. This proof is inscribed "rag wiped" in the l.l. corner of the margin. There was a "C" trial made of this image prior to the published state.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-05-29
