Mallards...to Decoys
Datenot dated
Artist
William Schmedtgen
(American artist and illustrator, 1862–1936)
Illustration CitationDate and place of publication not identified.
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions17 3/4 × 24 1/4 in. (45.1 × 61.6 cm)
frame: 23 1/4 × 29 1/4 in. (59.1 × 74.3 cm)
frame: 23 1/4 × 29 1/4 in. (59.1 × 74.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Robert Freedman, 1984
Object number1984-82
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThe title of this painting may imply that the flying mallards in the foreground are being attracted to floating decoys in the background, and the darker clump of grass near the decoys may signal awaiting hunters. Schmedtgen was an accomplished painter and illustrator of wildlife subjects like this one.
