Frontispiece for volume two of the catalogue

Frontispiece for volume two of the catalogue

Item Information

Title:
Frontispiece for volume two of the catalogue
Title (alt.):
Pair of geese: Frontispiece for volume two of Paff catalog
Two geese
Description:
Three of the original prints which were used as frontispieces for volumes of the Paff/Heinzelman catalogues were given descriptive titles, but not those for Volume II and III. This print has traditionally been referred to as "Two Geese," which is also the title of Ordeman #310.
Artist:
Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951
Name on Item:
Frank W. Benson
Date:
1919
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Frontispieces
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Frank W. Benson (1862-1951). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Geese
Bodies of water
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 10 x 15 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative titles from item or material accompanying item.
Ordeman: 158
Handwritten on item: From the artist’s personal collection.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Frank W. Benson; July 1947
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Ordeman, John T. "Frank W. Benson's etchings, drypoints and lithographs, an illustrated and descriptive catalogue." Hickok-Bockus, 1994, Summit, New Jersey.
Notes (object):
Only state. This proof on Arches paper.
Reproduced. Ten proofs on Shogun and Etruria paper were taken. The plate was then steel-faced and two hundred and seventy-five proofs were printed and bound into the copies of the second volume of the Paff catalogue.
Identifier:
18_16_000312
Barcode:
36666003818883