WALTER RAYMOND DUFF (CANADIAN, 1879-1967)
A COMPLETE SET OF SIX VINTAGE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS ON PAPER, TITLED IN LOWER MARGINS, SIGNED IN PLATE LOWER RIGHT OR LEFT, AND DATED “COPYRIGHT 1925″ LOWER RIGHT.
THIS HUMOROUS SERIES DEPICTS ANCHRONISTIC SCENES OF SCOTTISH HIGHLANDERS ATTEMPTING TO PLAY GOLF AMIDST PREHISTORIC MEGAFAUNA, INCLUDING DINOSAURS, MAMMOTHS, AND ANCIENT REPTILES. THE SUITE COMPRISES
:”THE WATER HAZARD”
“THREE UP AND TWO TO GO”
“THE LOST BALL”
“CROWDING THE GREEN”
“SILENCE AT THE TEE””GROUNDING THE CLUB”
EACH MEASURES 9.25 X 11.75 IN SHEET
UNFRAMED
THESE WERE PRODUCED AS PREMIUM PRINTS FOR IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO. OF CANADA, LTD.
CONDITION NOTE: THE PRINTS SHOW VARYING DEGREES OF AGE-RELATED TONING. “GROUNDING THE CLUB” AND “CROWDING THE GREEN” EXHIBIT NOTICEABLE WATER STAINING AND FOXING ALONG THE LOWER MARGINS, WHILE THE OTHER FOUR SHEETS APPEAR RELATIVELY CLEAN WITH MINOR EDGE WEAR.
A COMPLETE SET OF ALL SIX DUFF “PERILS” IS INCREASINGLY RARE
WALTER RAYMOND DUFF “PERILS OF EARLY GOLF”
WALTER RAYMOND DUFF (CANADIAN, 1879-1967) A COMPLETE SET OF SIX VINTAGE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS ON PAPER, TITLED IN LOWER MARGINS, SIGNED IN PLATE LOWER RIGHT OR LEFT, AND DATED “COPYRIGHT 1925″ LOWER RIGHT. THIS HUMOROUS SERIES DEPICTS ANCHRONISTIC SCENES OF SCOTTISH HIGHLANDERS ATTEMPTING TO PLAY GOLF AMIDST PREHISTORIC MEGAFAUNA, INCLUDING DINOSAURS, MAMMOTHS, AND ANCIENT REPTILES. THE…