Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905)
Ruffed Grouse, 1883
signed and dated "AF Tait. NA NY 83" lower right
oil on canvas, 14 1/4 by 24 in.
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York label on back

Edward Schenck was a noted auctioneer in New York City, active circa 1860-1886. He had sales rooms at No. 17 Union Square.

Ruffed Grouse is one of the artist's most accurate and intimate depictions of partridge.

Provenance: Edward Schenck, New York, circa 1883
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York
Mr. George A. Butler, Houston, Texas, circa 1960
Private Collection, by descent from the above
Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 1989, lot 69
Private Collection, Weston, Massachusetts

Literature: Warder H. Cadbury and Henry F. Marsh, "Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait: Artist in the Adirondacks," Newark, DE, 1986, p. 265, no. 83.19, illustrated.

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