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Otton Garren High-head Canada Goose

Otto Garren (1890-1968) Canton, IL, c. 1930

Otton Garren – High-Head Canada Goose – 2024
$3,600
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,000–$3,000over estimate
Sold Feb 2024at Copley, February 2024

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SpeciesCanada GooseSize19.5"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Otto Garren (1890-1968) Canton, IL, c. 1930 19 1/2 in. long

An outstanding Canada goose by Garren with bold scratch feathering. Original paint with very light gunning wear.

Provenance: Masterworks of the Illinois River Collection

Literature: Stephen B. O'Brien Jr. and Julie Carlson, "Masterworks of the Illinois River," Boston, MA, 2005, p. 120, exact decoy illustrated.

Exhibited: Salisbury, Maryland, “The Illinois River Meets the Chesapeake,” Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, September 2 - November 13, 2005. Peoria, Illinois, "Masterworks of the Illinois River," Center for American Decoys, Peoria Riverfront Museum.

Provenance

Masterworks of the Illinois River Collection

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Otton Garren Canada Goose to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
17 Jan 2011—Original$3,738

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