Ira Hudson Hissing Canada Goose

Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1920

This goose displays Ira Hudson's most sought after form, and relatively few Hudson geese in this pose are known to exist. A tack-eyed decoy with carved bill detail and a large original pad weight. Original paint with gunning wear, a reset neck with touch-up, small compression marks in wing tip area, age lines, and a crack along the bottom.

Provenance: Private Collection

Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., "Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas," Exton, PA, 1983, p. 32, plates 38 and 39, similar examples illustrated.

Provenance

Private Collection