Sold for:
$492
$492
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951) Black Breast Plover , 1915, published state of 50 (Paff, 71). Signed "FrankWBenson." in pencil l.l., numbered "17/50" in pencil l.r. Etching on Shogun paper with watermark, plate size 6 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (17.0 x 27.2 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Margins over 1 1/2 inches with deckled edges, pencil annotations l.l., unpressed creases and soiling to margins, thinned spot to margin l.l., old hinges to upper edge on recto. Provenance: Descended within the family of the artist.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-02-03
