Flying Ducks

1919

Frank Weston Benson

Associated Names
Frank Weston Benson

Artist, American, 1862 - 1951

Frederick T. Reynolds

Printer, American, 1882 - 1945

Chicago Society of Etchers

Publisher

The image shows ducks flying through the sky. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with a flat expanse of land and sparse vegetation visible. The brushstrokes are precise and delicate, defining the birds and landscape. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of sepia or black. Ducks are taking off from a marshy area with reeds, while others are seen soaring in the sky. The sky has softly etched clouds, adding depth to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.5 × 17.5 cm (8 7/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1457

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ordeman 1994, no. 160

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1990

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix A, pp. 104-105, no. 10.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: F.W.B. 19; lower left in graphite: Frank W. Benson.

Wikidata ID

Q64956835

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