{"product_id":"quail-a-dead-stand-by-arthur-burdett-frost-a-b-frost","title":"Quail—A Dead Stand by Arthur Burdett Frost (A. B. Frost)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuail—A Dead Stand by Arthur Burdett Frost (A. B. Frost)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC. 1972\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotomechanical Color Reproduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis detailed upland sporting scene, titled Quail—A Dead Stand, is a vintage color print published by the Winchester Press in 1972. Based on the masterwork by legendary American illustrator Arthur Burdett Frost (A. B. Frost), the artwork depicts a lone hunter clad in traditional outdoor attire standing ready in a vast, open field of dry autumn grasses and wild thistles. In the foreground, two pointer bird dogs are locked into a tense, rigid point as they track hidden game near a thick cluster of low-lying brush and turning briars on the left. The expansive composition is framed by golden autumnal trees on the left margin and low rolling mountains along the distant horizon under a soft, overcast sky, while the print carefully preserves the original composition, the bold artist signature in the lower right, and clean title typography along the bottom margin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition stems from Frost's legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShooting Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e portfolio, originally commissioned and published in 1895 by Charles Scribner's Sons. A. B. Frost (1851–1928) is widely considered the quintessential artist of American sporting life, renowned for combining rigorous anatomical precision with an authentic, non-romanticized view of rural hunting culture. This particular scene is historically important because it documents the traditional, specialized practice of \"battery\" or sinkbox hunting on vast coastal bays before the method was heavily restricted or banned for conservation purposes. Released as part of an elite, limited-edition commemorative run of 750 copies by Winchester Press, this plate serves as a vital cultural artifact of late Victorian outdoor sporting heritage and early American realism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: H 11” x 17” W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: In very good condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67603976945943,"sku":"PR0504-2","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0504-2.1.jpg?v=1790777106","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/quail-a-dead-stand-by-arthur-burdett-frost-a-b-frost","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}