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Jul 27, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017
Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928) Duck Hunter, Dog, and Duck
signed "A.B. Frost" lower right
pen and ink, 6 1/4 by 8 in.
"The most level-headed farmer Van Sickle ever knew was one who had a farm bordering on a salt water bay. If his crops failed, it made little difference to him, because he could live on wild ducks and fish."
Provenance: John S. du Mont, Hancock, New Hampshire
Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection
Literature: Richard Kendall Munkittrick, "Farming," New York, NY, 1892, chapter XI, illustrated.
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