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Douglas GorslineSniggling for Eel1946
1946
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Etching with drypoint in black ink on antique laid paper with various large watermarks, 6 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches (172 x 132 mm), full margins with deckle edges on two sides. Signed, dated, and inscribed in pencil in the lower margin. In good condition with nonarchival tape remnants along the top and bottom sheet edges on the verso, and some light age tone.
- Creator:Douglas Gorsline (1913 - 1985, American)
- Creation Year:1946
- Dimensions:Height: 6.78 in (17.2 cm)Width: 5.2 in (13.2 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Middletown, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: BH8781stDibs: LU1979215097062
Douglas Gorsline
Douglas W. Gorsline, a book illustrator, painter, and author, died of a stroke on June 26 in Dijon, France. He was 72 years old and had lived in France for 15 years. Mr. Gorsline was best known for his illustrations. He wrote and illustrated ''Farm Boy,'' which was published in 1950. He did the illustrations for ''The French Broad'' in the Rivers of America series in 1955.
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