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Jul 27, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017
Running Yellowlegs
South Shore, MA, c. 1910
11 1/2 in. long
The delicate ticked feathering along the breast and sides closely resembles the work attributed to David Goodspeed (1862-1943) from Duxbury, Massachusetts. This elegant yellowlegs was carved in a full running position. Dr. George Ross Starr, Jr. discusses the “forward look” of David Goodspeed’s birds in his "Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway." A long-tailed drake from the collection of George Ross Starr, Jr., M.D. appears to be carved by the same hand.
In strong original paint with even gunning wear, including flaking around stick hole.
Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien, Jr Collection
Literature: Laurence Sheehan, "The Sporting Life," New York, NY, 1992, p. 80, exact decoy illustrated twice.
George Ross Starr, Jr., M.D., "Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway," New York, NY, 1974, p. 173, figure 86, related carving with stippling illustrated.
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