Virginia Beach, Virginia, circa 1970s, canvas over wire construction.

Length 28.5 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina

Purchased from Carl Ross, superintendent of the Currituck Shooting Club, on July 31, 1999.

George Crosson's swans are magnificent and were introduced to the world at the first Virginia Beach show in 1974. Bob Timberlake immortalized these swan decoys in a famous painting and his goose is on the cover of Canvas Decoys of North America by Archie Johnson.

Original paint, soiling and scuffing to the canvas.