Churchill Ettinger (American, 1903-1984), Hatch Happy

Charcoal on paper, a study for the print Opportunist, signed and titled to lower edge, matted and framed below glass.

Sheet sight 8 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 14 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.

Inscribed in ink to documents in verso "Hatch Happy was given to me by Churchill on his death bed. He was .... fly fisherman and a wonderful companion on the river ... Alex Reeves / He also was my patient ... 10 years"

Even toning to the sheet, not examined outside the frame.