Sold for:
$738
$738
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951) The Gunner's Blind , 1921, trial proof A-3 with the foreground and figures added in pencil (Paff, 204). Signed "FrankWBenson." in pencil l.l., pencil annotations to lower margin. Etching on vellum paper, plate size 8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.1 x 25.1 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Margins 3/4 inches or more with deckled edges to two sides, old hinges and residue at upper corners, unobtrusive finger prints and other soiling to margins, ghost impression of the plate on the sheet about 1/2 inch to the right of the main impression. Provenance: Descended within the family of the artist.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-01-23
