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Fri, Aug 25, 2023 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Aug 31, 2023 10:15AM EDT
Lot 26

Louis Darling: Mallard Ducks, Winter, Heading South

Estimate: $75 - $125

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Louis Darling (American, 1916 - 1970): Mallard Ducks, Winter, Heading South. Offset lithograph, signed in plate, unframed.

Louis Darling, Jr. was an American illustrator, writer, and environmentalist, best known for illustrating the Henry Huggins series and other children's books written by Beverly Cleary. He and his wife Lois provided illustrations for the first edition of Silent Spring.

16 x 20.25 inches paper.

Private collection, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; 2022 Private collection, New England, USA.

Condition

Good condition; paper is slightly toned; mild undulation through the paper.

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