Lot Essay
The present work depicts the wood duck of North America (left) and the mandarin duck of eastern Asia (right).
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Property from the Estates of Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson
Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996)
Two Ducks
Details
Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996)
Two Ducks
signed 'Roger Tory Peterson--' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and pencil on board
12 x 13¼ in. (30.5 x 33.7 cm.)
Two Ducks
signed 'Roger Tory Peterson--' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and pencil on board
12 x 13¼ in. (30.5 x 33.7 cm.)
Provenance
The artist.
Virginia Marie Peterson, wife of the above.
By descent to the present owners.
Virginia Marie Peterson, wife of the above.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
J. Fisher and R.T. Peterson, World of Birds, New York, 1977, p. 48, illustrated.
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