Léon Danchin (French, 1887-1939), Two Cocker Spaniel Portraits

each an etching and aquatint in colors, each hand-signed at lower left, to include a portrait of a cocker spaniel with a pheasant, and a head-study of a cocker spaniel, both framed.
Frame dimensions 18 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. (the first), 23 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (the second)
Léon Danchin was a French artist known for his sporting scenes with dogs and birds. He studied at L'Ecole des Beaux Art in Paris and was accepted by the Salon des Artists at the mere age of sixteen. Danchin stayed in France with his family throughout his life and he was an avid hunter. It was from his sporting outings and that he was inspired and completed many of his hunting scenes.
From A Collection of a North Carolina Sporting Art Enthusiast
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The first in very good condition with few minor spots; the second in good condition with some light toning; not examined out of frames.