Léon Danchin (French, 1887-1939), Irish Setters in the Field

etching and aquatint in colors, pencil signed at lower right, with copyright information upper left, framed, not under glass.
Frame dimensions 28 x 36 1/4 in.
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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Some general sheet wear, including light toning, sheet waviness, and few skinning spots in margins; slight shifting of framing; not examined out of frame.