Vintage 1925 Roland Clark ‘the Conference’ Ducks Hunting Ltd Ed Signed Etching

This is just a great original piece. I have not been able to purchase too many roland clark etchings lately but this week I was lucky enough to pick upa small collection of sporting etchings that included this print as well as the 2 frank benson etchings I am offering. For those not familiar with the artist, I have included his biography below. This is wonderful and particularly scarce etching by clark. I have only been able to find a couple other examples having sold in the past. Image measures 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches. Signed and numbered from an edition of 75 in pencil below the image. Wonderful rich crisp impression. A very faint early toning matte box in the margins is really the only issue. Archival double matte and wood frame are complimentary and ready to hang. Really a great presentation. Even has archival glass. Frame measures 17 1/4 20 1/4 inches.

For those not familiar with the artist his biography from askart reads: “Roland Clark was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1874. He graduated from the William Kellogg School in New York City, then pursued his formal art training studying drawing and painting at the Art Students League. His sporting paintings and etchings soon brought him international acclaim and in 1938 he was asked to create the Federal Duck Stamp design. In addition to his legendary artwork, Clark was an accomplished writer. His first autobiographical collection of sporting articles and short stories was titled “Stray Shots”. It was published in 1931 and was illustrated with thirteen original etchings by the artist. It has become on of the most valued
sporting books of all time. “Stray Shots” was soon followed by the beautifully illustrated “Gunner’s Dawn” and “Pot Luck”. Clark continued to work up until his death in 1957 and is now regarded as one of the 20th centuries finest sporting artists. ”