Dec 05, 2017 - Sale 2464

Sale 2464 - Lot 373

Price Realized: $ 3,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
FUERTES, LOUIS AGASSIZ. Bald Eagle. Grisaille ink and watercolor drawing on paper signed "Louis Agassiz Fuertes" in graphite lower right. 11x9 1/2 inches sheet size; mounted to slightly larger card, lightly toned. United States, first quarter 20th century

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A masterfully rendered portrait of the American national bird by one of the most prolific and celebrated American ornithological artists. The piercing cry of the proud, powerful bird can almost be heard echoing in the pristine valley below its perch.