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THBRare and Early Sleeping Black Duck by Ferdinand Bach (1888-1967)
Lot 495
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Copley Fine Art Auctions
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Pembroke, MA 02359
United States
Founded in 2005, Copley Fine Art Auctions is a boutique auction house specializing in antique decoys and American, sporting, and wildlife paintings. Over the course of the last two decades, the firm has set auction records for not only individual decoy makers, but also entire carving regions. Copley...Read more
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Rare and Early Sleeping Black Duck
Ferdinand Bach (1888-1967)
Detroit, MI, c. 1925
16 in. long
As Bach is known primarily for his canvasback decoys, this exceptionally rare decoy was made for the rig of John "Buck" Bockhausen Sr. It has been widely featured, with appearances in Johnsgard's "The Bird Decoy" book and exhibition, Walsh and Jackson's Michigan book, and at least twice inside, and once on the cover of, "Decoy Magazine." Bach was a professional draftsman in the automotive industry and expertly applied his talents and creative designs to decoy making. The turned, resting head and body feature intricate carving, including a detailed bill and crossed and raised wing tips. The underside has "Buck" and "Detroit" painted on either side of the weighted wedge keel.
Original paint with even gunning wear.
Provenance: John "Buck" Bockhausen Sr. Rig, acquired from the carver
Jerry J. Catana Collection
Kangas Collection
Private Collection
Literature: Paul A. Johnsgard, "The Bird Decoy: An American Art Form," Lincoln, NE, 1976, p. 94, fig. 98, exact decoy illustrated. "Decoy Magazine," May/June 2019, p. 28, exact decoy illustrated. Gene Kangas, "Bach: The Beginning," Decoy Magazine, July/August 2014, p. 24 and front cover, exact decoy illustrated. Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell Jackson, "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region," Detroit, MI, 1983, pl. 59, exact decoy illustrated.Please refer to the description; if you have additional questions, email colin@copleyart.com.Condition
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