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Description:
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951)
Geese Drifting Down, 1929, published state, edition of 150 (Paff, 287). Signed "FrankWBenson." in pencil l.l. Etching on laid paper with "ENGLAND" watermark, plate size 8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (22.5 x 35.2 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Margins over 1 1/4 inches with three deckled edges, pencil annotations l.l., minor handling creases to margins (almost exclusively to side margins),soft creases to corner of margin u.r.
Provenance: Descended within the family of the artist.
Estimate $300-500
The sheet measures 11 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. Minor cockling to lower edge.
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