**Originally Listed At $500**

Leon Danchin (French, 1887-1939). Three prints depicting pairs of dogs, ca. 1930s. An endearing trio of large prints, each one featuring a pair of dogs delineated by Leon Danchin, one of the most beloved artists to specialize in canine portrayals. Each composition presents a different breed: Brittany Spaniels, Cocker Springer Spaniel Hunting Dogs, and German Shepherds. Danchin is widely recognized as one of the best artists of the canine species. With his fine eye for expression and detail, Danchin paid homage to "man's best friend" with works like these. Size of German Shepherds image: 17.5" L x 24.25" W (44.4 cm x 61.6 cm) Size of sheet: 22.125" L x 30" W (56.2 cm x 76.2 cm)

Born in Lille, France in 1887, Leon Danchin studied sculpture at Ecole des Beaux Art in Paris and was accepted by the Salon des Artists at the age of sixteen. Over the course of his career, he produced over 100 etchings and lithographs, and he was especially enamored with depicting the sporting life of animals. In addition to creating prints, Danchin was a painter as well as a sculptor.

Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

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Brittany Spaniels: Signed on lower right. Numbered on lower left. A few stray marks and minute stains. BFK Rives France watermark to paper. Cocker Springer Spaniel Hunting Dogs: A few tears/losses to peripheries that do not impact the image. Slight toning. Signed on lower left with Sidney Lucas initial stamp. Sidney Lucas copyright stamp on upper left. BFK Rives France watermark to paper. German Shepherds: Signed on lower right. Numbered on lower left. Slight toning. Minor creases and stray marks to margins and peripheries. Arches watermark on paper.