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Flat Art Originals - Updated Monday, September 27, 2010

Below you will find a nice selection of original flat art by various artists. Don't hesitate to ask questions and contact the gallery if you are looking for something particular. We apologize for any glare on photos of paintings covered by glass.


Quail Oil Painting
Davison Hawthorne, Delaware
Circa 1960s

Here is a really neat original oil painting of a quail done by noted decoy maker and artist Davison Hawthorne of Delaware. Outside frame dimensions approximately 13" x 17".

$300.00

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Pintail Gouache Painting
Edgar Burke,
Circa 1920s

Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950) was an avid fisherman, fervent wildfowler, and respected artist. Burke's favorite subjects, usually in watercolor or gouache, were those he enjoyed most in sport - game birds. Through his close personal friendship with Eugene V. Connett III, he was invited to illustrate two Derrydale Press books, Feathered Game (1929) and Upland Game Bird Shooting in America (1930), as well as providing covers for Grouse Feathers, and De Shootinest Gent'man, among others. Visible image measures 7 1/4" x 4 1/4", and comes in the 13 1/4" x 10 3/4" original frame. This painting was a gift from Burke to famous decoy maker Lem Ward of Crisfield, Maryland and hung for yeears in Lem's home.

$1,500.00

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Black Duck Gouache Painting
Edgar Burke,
Signed and Dated 1921

Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950) was an avid fisherman, fervent wildfowler, and respected artist. Burke's favorite subjects, usually in watercolor or gouache, were those he enjoyed most in sport - game birds. Through his close personal friendship with Eugene V. Connett III, he was invited to illustrate two Derrydale Press books, Feathered Game (1929) and Upland Game Bird Shooting in America (1930), as well as providing covers for Grouse Feathers, and De Shootinest Gent'man, among others. Visible image measures 8 1/8" x 10 3/8", and comes in the 15 1/8" x 12 3/4" original frame.

$1,800.00

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