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Elmer Crowell Lesser Yellowlegs

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, 1939

Elmer Crowell – Lesser Yellowlegs – 2011
$11,500
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $15,000–$25,000under estimate
Sold 17 Jan 2011at The Winter Sale 2011 — Copley

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SpeciesYellowlegsPosePreenerSize1939"PaintOriginalCarved1939Signedyes

The catalog record

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, 1939 A turned-head, preening shorebird, with an elegantly lifted wing on a carved rock base. This shorebird showcases not only Crowells great sense of design and composition, but also displays his intricate blended feathering and elaborate detail seen on the makers finest works. Signed and dated on the bottom "A.E. Crowell, Cape Cod, 1939" with a rectangular stamp. Original paint; a half-inch of the upper wing tip has been reset. A few minor dry sap spots on back and neck.

Provenance: Private Collection, Maine

Literature: George Reiger, "Floaters and Stick-Ups," Boston, MA, 1986, p. 109.

Provenance

Private Collection, Maine

Comparable sales

The 5 most recent Elmer Crowell Yellowlegs to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2026—Original$45,000
Jul 2026—Original$16,800
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$16,800
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$12,600
Jul 2026—Original$5,400

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Elmer Crowell sales