Canada Goose
A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1920
22 in. long

An outstanding Canada goose with wet-on-wet feathering, two-piece head construction, and finely incised bill, nostril, and mandible carving. The underside bears the maker's deep oval brand.

Crowell geese in strong original paint are exceedingly rare. The form, paint, and condition of this decoy place it, with the Joseph Sherer goose, as one of the very finest geese by the maker to surface in the market for over a decade.
Original paint with even gunning wear, age line in right cheek, check in underside, minor fill to chip along underside of bill.

Provenance: Private Collection, Massachusetts

Literature: Stephen B. O'Brien Jr. and Chelsie W. Olney, "Elmer Crowell: Father of American Bird Carving," Hingham, MA, 2019, p. 46, related example illustrated.Copley Fine Art Auction, "The Winter Sale 2013," New York, NY, 2013, lot 334, Sherer-Doherty goose illustrated.