Description:
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951)
Marsh Gunner, 1918, from the published state, edition of 150 (Paff, 149). Indistinctly signed and numbered l.l. Etching on Shogun paper with watermark, plate size 10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (27.5 x 22.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Margins over 1 3/4 inches with deckled left edge, pale staining and toning.
Provenance: Thought to have hung at the Bonny Hall Plantation in Beaufort County, South Carolina. Arthur Lyman owned the plantation from 1925 to 1934. The work descended in Lyman's family to the current owner.
Estimate $800-1,200
The sheet measures 16 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. The staining and toning are pale and are visible almost exclusively in the margins and on the verso. Staining to verso almosts reads as water staining.
The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Keywords
Arthur Lyman, Frank Weston BensonRobin S.R. Starr
Vice President
Director of American & European Works of Art
508-970-3206
Elizabeth Haff
Specialist, American & European Works of Art
Old Masters & 19th Century
508-970-3206
Kathleen M. Leland
Specialist, American & European Works of Art
Modern & Contemporary Art
508-970-3206
James Leighton
Specialist, American & European Works of Art
Fine Photographs
508-970-3206
American & European Works of Art
The American & European Works of Art department brings years of experience, connoisseurship, and knowledge of art history to bear in every fine art appraisal, evaluation, and auction.