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Jul 28, 2017 - Jul 29, 2017
Through the Trees, c. 1945
signed "FL Jaques" lower right
oil on canvas, 30 by 24 in.
inscribed "Woodcock - Timberdoodle" on back
Patricia Condon Johnson comments in "The Shape of Things: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques," "Hurtling upward through bare branches in its time-honored fashion, the American woodcock has an almost cult following among shooting sportsmen. The bird is known for its long bill and shoe-button eyes, and its remarkable camouflage feathering which makes it almost invisible to the eye, even from only a few feet away."
Provenance: Robert A. Fraser
Paul Tudor Jones, II Collection
Private Collection, New York
Literature: Patricia Condon Johnston, "The Shape of Things: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques," Camden, SC, 1994, pp. 88-89, illustrated.
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