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January 25, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951) Yellowlegs in Sunlight

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$523$425
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3203BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 25, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951)

Yellowlegs in Sunlight, 1928, trial proof C-8 (Paff, 285). Signed "FrankWBenson." in pencil l.l., initialed and dated within the plate, inscribed "C-8" in pencil l.l. Drypoint on laid paper, plate size 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (25.0 x 19.5 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Full margins with deckled edges to three sides, pencil annotations l.r.

Provenance: Descended within the family of the artist.

N.B. The inscription implies that this is a trial proof, but Paff mentions only trial proofs A and B. The changes between the B proofs and the published state which Paff describes are present here.
Estimate $700-900


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