Joseph Lincoln Greater Yellowlegs

Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c. 1890 12 1/2 in. long

This example represents Lincoln's best and largest yellowlegs shorebird model with pronounced raised wings and split-tail carving. Original paint with even gunning wear and very minimal touch-up at bill insertion.

Provenance: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection

Literature: William J. Mackey, Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, p. 87, pl. 67, exact decoy illustrated. Jeff Waingrow, "American Wildfowl Decoys," New York, NY, 1989, dust jacket, rigmate illustrated. Jeff Waingrow, "The American Decoy," The Clarion: America's Folk Art Magazine, New York, NY, Fall 1981, p. 30, exact decoy illustrated. Jackson Parker, “O’Brien Classic Decoys on Display at Museum of American Folk Art,” North American Decoys Magazine, Spanish Fork, UT, Spring/Summer 1982, pp. 34-35, exact decoy illustrated. Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey, Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, Session III, 1973, lot 322, exact decoy illustrated.

Exhibited: New York, New York, “The Art of the American Decoy: Folk Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Donal C. O’Brien Jr.,” Museum of American Folk Art, September 3-November 8, 1981.

Provenance

William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection