Verity Family Running Yellowlegs

Smith Clinton Verity (1845-1920) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 11 in. long

A rare running yellowlegs with raised wings. The well-preserved paint features tight stippling and an appealing craquelure. Bud Ward attributed the incised “W” on the underside to the gunning rig of Willard Verity, Smith Clinton’s son. A nearly identical rigmate carving hailed from the Bud Ward and Dr. Peter J. Muller Jr. Collections. Original paint with even gunning wear, tight knot line on right wing. Replaced bill and slightly lifted grain on back of head.

Provenance: Willard Verity Rig (attr.) Henry Bishop Collection

Provenance

Willard Verity Rig (attr.) Henry Bishop Collection