Golden Eye Female, Folk Art Working Decoy with Great Surface, North Shore, MA wood and horsehair brush with a bright red nose

with a bright red nose to boot

and I am certain that it is by a Brazilian folk artist

A little unevenness to the cutting of the edges and just a bit of age toning at the bottom but very good condition

which I find wonderfully direct

drawn in pencil by a David Bradfield

Golden Eye Female, Folk Art Working Decoy with Great Surface, North Shore, MA wood and horsehair brush with a bright red noseI know this working duck decoy, and its male, green headed Golden Eye mate, came from an estate in Newburyport, MA, where, or near where, they were made. I'm no decoy expert and not dedicated to becoming one; I get excited about them for their sculptural qualities, the more primitive the better, and for their surfaces, made better by the years and work they've done. I find the form, and the craquelure to the surface on this one really gorgeous, and