Original vintage lithograph on paper from the Poster Reserve archive.

Five mallards descend toward a winding stretch of marsh water, their green heads, bright wing markings and orange feet set against golden reeds. Peter Cernia balances the close birds with distant trees and a pale sky, giving this waterfowl scene both energy and depth. The 22 × 28-inch original vintage sheet offers a substantial focal point for a duck hunter’s study, lake house or sporting-art collection. The image was documented in a 1951 copyright record; the exact printing date of this larger sheet has not been established.

Borderless lithograph: there is no white paper border on this lithograph. Any thin white strip outside the lithograph in the photographs is photography backing board, which is not included.

Artwork and lithograph dating: Documented image copyright: November 1, 1951 (1950s), Peter Cernia, When the Mallards Come In, Library of Congress copyright registration K29945, published under related-size code GP12605. This dates the matched image copyright; the original painting date and production date of this GP12609 sheet are unverified. Estimated 1950s-1960s vintage printing period, based on archive provenance and publisher-era context. This is an estimate; the exact production year of this individual sheet has not been independently verified.

Title / Subject: When the Mallards Come In

Artist: Peter Cernia

Original publisher / printer: Goes Lithographing Co.

Era / Printing date: Estimated 1950s-1960s vintage printing period, based on archive provenance and publisher-era context. This is an estimate; the exact production year of this individual sheet has not been independently verified.

Type / Medium: Lithograph on paper; production technique: lithography

Edition / Original number: GP 12609 (publisher lithograph code; numbered edition not stated)

Full paper size: 22 × 28 inches

Original markings: Signed in lithograph: Cernia signature reproduced within artwork; not hand-signed. Printed GP 12609, LITHO IN U.S.A.

Condition

Pristine, unused New Old Stock. Preserved flat for decades; never displayed, framed, hung, or previously rolled. Original vintage paper may show natural age/storage-related toning or yellowing at the margins, as visible in the photographs. It has not been artificially removed or concealed.

Item-specific condition: Condition: New. Pristine unused archive stock, with vibrant artwork; no damage reported. Borderless artwork; surrounding white in the source photographs is backing cardboard.

This listing sells one lithograph sheet per quantity ordered. Signatures reproduced within the artwork are printed signatures, not individual hand signatures. No frame is included.

Archive provenance

From the Leo W. Levinski / Univalco archive preserved by Poster Reserve.

Packing

Carefully packed in a protective tube. Please see the store shipping policy for destinations and rates.

Archive reference: B3-005