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THBThe Modern Canvasback Drake Decoy, Joel D. Barber (1876-1952)
About Seller
20 Winter Street
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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LiveFeb 19, 2021
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- Lot Description
Joel D. Barber (1876-1952)
Wilton, CT, c. 1940
16 in. long
The legendary Joel Barber Collection and archives is held in the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. In 2019, Chief Curator, and Barber specialist, Kory Rogers presented, and Copley Fine Art Auctions supported, a special exhibition titled "Joel Barber & The Modern Decoy." In addition to his legendary writing and collecting, Barber dedicated much time and effort to creating the ideal modern decoy. He believed that "no matter how good a whittler you are, you can't forge the duck decoys of the old masters." This decoy and the bluebill in this sale illustrates a part of his ambitious pursuit.
Barber only produced approximately fifty decoys in his lifetime. The underside is branded "BARBER DECOYS" and bears a white-paper label with the inscription "Given to E. L. Voorhees by Joel Barber 1942."
Included with this lot is a 1st edition copy of Barber's 1934 "Wild Fowl Decoys" book. It is from the library of George Thompson who has inscribed the book and included a copy of Barber's "visiting card." Also included is a copy of the 1931 Abercrombie & Fitch exhibition catalog which features a Barber illustration of a canvasback ridging a wave.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Joel Barber Collection
E. L. Voorhees Collection, gifted from the above, c. 1942
Private Collection, Massachusetts, acquired from the family of the above
Literature: Kory W. Rogers, "Birds of a Feather," Shelburne, VT, 2017, pp. 12, related decoys illustrated, p. 16 related diagram illustrated. p. 61, related pair illustrated. Ralf Coykendall, "Modern Decoys by Joel Barber," patterns illustrated. Henry C. Chitwood, "Connecticut Decoys," West Chester, PA, 1987, p. 70, related decoy illustrated. Joel Barber, "Wild Fowl Decoys," New York, NY, 1954, p. 149, pl. 117, similar decoy illustrated.Please email condition report requests to colin@copleyart.com. Any condition statement given is a courtesy to customers, Copley will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition.Condition
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