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Decoy: Resting Canvasback (Drake)
Formerly attributed to: Joseph Walker (American, active in 1940)
about 1940
Object Place: Possibly Maryland, Chesapeake Bay area
Medium/Technique
Painted wood
Dimensions
16.51 x 39.37 cm (6 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number59.953
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionNeck turned, bill resting on back. Reddish-brown head and neck. Black breast and tail. White wings, tipped in black. Black bill. Eyes painted and depicted as partially closed.
ProvenanceAcquired by Maxim Karolik and given to the Museum in 1960.