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ARTIST: William Taylor Oughton (Pennsylvania, 1925 - 2018) TITLE: Ducks - Evening Mallards (titled on verso) YEAR: 1990 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 16 x 22 inches / 40 x 55 cm FRAME SIZE: 20 x 26 inches / 50 x 66 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 135024 US SHIPPING: $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Taylor Oughton was an award winning painter and illustrator. He became an illustrator by trade but built his reputation on commissions. Oughton's subject matter varied, but nature and wildlife were his primary interests. For more than forty years, he illustrated magazines and books. His work has been featured in publications including Reader's Digest, Field and Stream, Holiday, Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, Cosmopolitan, and the Saturday Evening Post. Oughton has also designed at the Franklin Mint and for the Lenox Collectibles. His illustrations of nature can be found in the Boy Scout handbook.Oughton began to create portraits of officers while serving in World War II. After the war, while still in the Marines, Oughton realized he could make art a career. Since then, he has won prestigious awards from the Philadelphia and New Jersey Art Directors Clubs, the Delaware Valley Artists Guild, and the New York Society of Illustrators.