Little bluebills

Little bluebills

Item Information

Title:
Little bluebills
Artist:
Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951
Name on Item:
F.W.B.
Date:
1922
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Frank W. Benson (1862-1951). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Ducks
Bodies of water
Trees
Greater scaup
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 20 x 15 cm
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Ordeman: 216
Handwritten on item: From artist’s personal collection.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Frank W. Benson; July 1947
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Ordeman, John T. "Frank W. Benson's etchings, drypoints and lithographs, an illustrated and descriptive catalogue." Hickok-Bockus, 1994, Summit, New Jersey.
Notes (object):
Published state. Lines with much bur are added in the water above the head of the duck at the left. Lines are also added in water above the duck at the right and in the water about the nearer pair of ducks, particularly a wavy line just above the signature. Reproduced. one hundred and fifty proofs, on uncalendered Japanese Vellum.
Identifier:
18_16_000263
Barcode:
36666003819352