Description:
Roger Tory Peterson (American, 1908-1996)
Jaegers
Unsigned, identified on a label and with artist stamp on the reverse.
Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on artist board overlaid with film containing text, 16 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. (40.9 x 26.3 cm),unframed.
Condition: Wear to some text, many of the birds executed on paper then applied to the board.
Provenance: From Virginia Marie Peterson, wife of the artist, by descent to the current owner.
N.B. This is the illustration for Peterson's Eastern Field Guide, 5th edition, 2002, p. 169.
Estimate $3,500-5,500
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