J. N. (Ding) Darling

CANVASBACKS - THE EVENING FLIGHT

1930

Benson, Frank. WINTER WILDFOWLING. Etching, 1927. Paff 265. Edition of 150. Signed in pencil, lowwer left. 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches (plate), 14 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (sheet). Printed on W...

Harvey, Florence D. MALLARDS. Etching 6 3/4 x 5 in. Titled and signed in pencil.

Hnizdosvsky, Jacques. RAM. Tahir 370. Etching, 1979. Edition of 150. Signed, Titled, dated and numbered 59/100, all in pencil. 16 3/4 x 23 inches In excellent condition. Framed.

Sloan, John. SEEING NEW YORK. M.188. Etching, 1917. Signed, titled, and inscribed "100 Prrofs," all in pencil. Edition of 100, of which only 85 were printed. The image is of live ch...

Artist: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss-French, 1887-1965) Title: "Unité, Planche 3" (Set of 2) Portfolio: Unité *Signed by Le Corbusier in pencil lower right. It is ...

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Eared Grebe" (Plate CCCCIV - 404; part No. 81) Portfolio: The Birds of America, Havell Edition Year: 1838 Medium: Original Ha...

Artist: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss-French, 1887-1965) Title: "Unité, Planche 19" (Set of 2) Portfolio: Unité *Signed by Le Corbusier in pencil lower right. It is...

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Tropic Bird" (Plate CCLXII - 262; part No. 53) Portfolio: The Birds of America, Havell Edition Year: 1835 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving with Aquatint on double-elephant folio, J. Whatman paper Limited edition: approx. 180 Printer: Robert Havell Jr., London, England Publisher: John James Audubon, London, England Framing: Not framed, but matted in a handmade custom French matting Matted size: 30" x 38.75" Sheet size: 25.5" x 36" Platemark size: 20.75" x 30.25" Image size: 18.5" x 27.75" Condition: A few tiny foxmarks. In excellent condition with clean paper and strong colors Rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - New York, NY. Engraved, printed, and hand-colored by English artist Robert Havell Jr. (1793-1878). Comes from Audubon's monumental book volume "The Birds of America", (Havell Edition, 1827-1838), which consists of 435 hand-colored, life-size prints, made from engraved plates, with each sheet originally measuring around 39" x 26". "J. Whatman 1835" watermark upper right. Based on a composition painted between 1832 and 1835. Audubon sailed the entire length of Florida, around the Keys and as far as the Dry Tortugas, from which, on another occasion, "The specimens - in the plate were taken - by my kind friend Robert Day, Esq. of the United States Revenue Cutter...