Baby Ducklings Boxed Note Cards with 10 Cards & 10 Envelopes Per Box - $9 - (Penn Yan, NY)
Baby Mallard Ducklings Boxed Note Cards with 10 Cards & 10 Envelopes Per Box sketched by late artist F.W. Davis. Wildwood Studio Long Eddy, NY. There are many different wildlife and animal note cards as seen in the photos. There are also Season Greets Note Cards (Photo of 5 boxes are Season Greeting Cards.) on the site with some of F.W. Davis prints if you don't see them please contact me. Francis W. Davis, a well-known artist who worked for many years at his Wildwood Studio located in Acidalia. Died on April 13, 1999. Davis wife, Blanche Dolly Hendrickson Davis, passed away in January. While preparing the estate, their executors of the Finger Lakes in NY State discovered a treasure trove of his original works hidden away in Davis studio. Original art from his observations in the Catskills and travels out west had been tucked away behind cabinets and in drawers filled to overflowing with his artistic impressions. Some of this work dates back to the 1940s when he studied in California under world-famous artists such as Norman Rockwell. This sale of original art, pencil and charcoals, pastels and watercolors, sometimes fetching as much as $3,000. Limited editions (signed and unsigned) and a variety of commercial wildlife art (note cards, notepads, mugs, tiles, glasses and prints) were available, along with photographs. [These are some of those note cards, pads and prints.] Davis was perhaps best known for his wildlife portraits and fishing scenes. He illustrated more than a dozen books and hundreds of magazine articles and covers. He was considered an expert in the field of horse packing, and his authorative book, Horse Packing in Pictures, is still being sought by those who enjoy this form of wilderness travel.He was a founding member of the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum.
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