{"product_id":"shooting-ducks-from-a-battery-by-arthur-burdett-frost-a-b-frost","title":"Shooting Ducks from a Battery by Arthur Burdett Frost (A. B. Frost)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShooting Ducks from a Battery 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 sporting scene, titled Shooting Ducks from a Battery, 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 hunter submerged in a low-profile battery blind on open waters, raising his shotgun toward an approaching flock of waterfowl. The hunter is surrounded by an extensive spread of floating duck decoys bobbing on gentle wave crests under a vast, overcast sky. This specific 1972 edition showcases a meticulous photomechanical color rendering that carefully duplicates the subtle tones of the original 19th-century color stones, all while neatly preserving its 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67603905741079,"sku":"PR0504-56","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0504-56.1.jpg?v=1790775847","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/shooting-ducks-from-a-battery-by-arthur-burdett-frost-a-b-frost","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}