Lot 1142: Helene Tupke-Grande Framed Woodblock Print, Ducks in the Reeds

Helene Tupke-Grande (German, 1871-1946) color woodblock print  on Japan paper depicting ducks swimming amid reeds in a body of water. Signed with monogram in the block, lower right, and in pencil to lower right margin. Floated on a tan mat and framed under glass in a bamboo style wood frame. Sheet: 10 1/8 in. x 12 1/2 in. Frame: 16 1/2 in. H x 19 in. W. 

PROVENANCE: Private Middle Tennessee Collection. By descent from the estate of Max Vance, Export Manager for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company who worked throughout Europe and Asia in the very early 1900s. 

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some light handling grime; minimal fading and toning. Some minor wear to frame.