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Decorative illustration by Artist Galleries: a prairie pothole at first light, with cattails and ducks lifting off the water. Not a work by David Maass.

Artist

David Maass

A self-taught Minnesota painter of ducks on the wing and grouse in the woods. He won the federal duck stamp contest twice, designed 38 duck and conservation stamps, and was published for decades by Wild Wings. He died on 29 April 2026, aged 96.1234

37 sold on eBaymedian $50snapshot 13 November 2026

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What David Maass prints sell for

Recent eBay sold listings for David Maass ranged from $15 to $360, with a median of $50 (37 sold listings, collected 13 November 2026).

Low
$15
25th percentile
$30
Median
$50
75th percentile
$90
High
$360

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At a glance

Medium
Signed and numbered limited-edition prints of his oil paintings, which a dealer describes as lithographs. Also small duck stamp prints, unnumbered art prints and prints on canvas.5678910
Publisher
Wild Wings, his longtime publisher; the association dates to the 1970s31
Active
Painting full time from the early 1960s. His first federal duck stamp print came out in 1974, and in 2020 he was still painting.62111
Born
27 November 1929, Rochester, Minnesota1112
Died
29 April 2026, aged 96412

About David Maass

David Maass was born in Rochester, Minnesota, on 27 November 1929. His mother was a state trap-shooting champion and his stepfather taught him to hunt. He had no formal training in art.12211

His first job was with a maker of school and college jewelry, where he rose to art director. In the early 1950s, stationed in San Diego with the Marines, he met the wildlife artist David Hagerbaumer. Sources date his turn to full-time painting to 1961 or 1964.1162

An oil of bluebills made the cover of Ducks Unlimited’s magazine in the spring of 1963, and the organization named him its artist of the year five times, the first in 1974 and the last for 2016.133

He won the federal duck stamp contest twice: wood ducks for the 1974–75 stamp and three canvasbacks over a stormy marsh for 1982–83. In all he designed 38 duck and conservation stamps, among them Minnesota’s first waterfowl stamp, in 1977.2314

Wild Wings published more than 300 of his pictures as limited editions. Gray’s Sporting Journal wrote in 2020 that he had signed more than 250,000 of its prints over 45 years. The publisher credits him with two ideas: the time-limited edition, with his 1974 duck stamp print, and the edition series, with Misty Morning.31

For decades his paintings also filled Brown & Bigelow’s Wilderness Wings calendars. He lived and worked on Lake Minnetonka, west of Minneapolis, and as he neared ninety he was still finishing six to ten large oils a year.1

He died on 29 April 2026, aged 96.412

Print pages

David Maass prints on this site

No.TitleYearEditionRecent sold
01 Evening Flight [year not confirmed] 1,200 (Mallards)151617 none in snapshot
02 Misty Morning [year not confirmed] 450 to 58018192021 none in snapshot
03 Greenhead Alert – Mallards [year not confirmed] 4,30022 none in snapshot
04 Abrupt Departure – Black Ducks and Mallards [year not confirmed] [edition size not confirmed] none in snapshot
05 Midday Flight [year not confirmed] [edition size not confirmed] none in snapshot
06 Wilderness Wings [year not confirmed] [edition size not confirmed] none in snapshot
07 Over Windswept Water [year not confirmed] [edition size not confirmed] none in snapshot
08 Winter Flight [year not confirmed] [edition size not confirmed] none in snapshot

“Recent sold” figures are eBay sold listings collected 13 November 2026. A range is given only where a title sold three or more times.

Theme pages

David Maass prints by theme

ThemeRecent sold
Duck stamp printsmedian $300 (4 sold)
Ruffed grouse printsmedian $70 (6 sold)

“Recent sold” figures are eBay sold listings collected 13 November 2026.

What do I have?

How to identify a David Maass print

His large limited editions are signed and numbered. Wild Wings describes one as a limited edition of 750 signed and numbered prints, and a dealer sells them with a certificate of authenticity.523

Many of his titles are series, so the short title is not enough. Misty Morning exists with green-winged teal, woodcock, ruffed grouse, mallards, wood ducks and bobwhite quail; Evening Flight with mallards, wood ducks, ruffed grouse and pheasants. Each is a separate edition.241817

Not every print is a limited edition. Wild Wings sells 11 × 14 inch “Art Prints” of his pictures in a collector’s sleeve, with a certificate of authenticity that has a holographic seal; the page mentions no signature or edition size. It also sells open-edition prints from its Great Northern Art line.925

Artist’s proofs are marked A/P and sold beside the regular edition. Grouse Meadow, for example, has 45 proofs to an edition of 450.72627

A duck stamp print is a different and much smaller thing: an image of 6½ × 9 inches on a sheet of about 12 × 14. See his duck stamp prints.28

Wild Wings also publishes limited editions on canvas, such as a “premier canvas edition” of 450 signed and numbered canvases.10

His pictures appear on other things as well: the Wilderness Wings calendars and a series of three plates for the Danbury Mint. These are not prints.1

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David Maass on eBay now

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Books about David Maass

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Sources

  1. David Maass. Gray's Sporting Journal, 28 December 2020. Read 13 November 2026.
  2. In passing: Delta pays tribute to acclaimed wildlife artist. Delta Waterfowl. Read 13 November 2026.
  3. David A. Maass. Wild Wings. Read 13 November 2026.
  4. A Minnesotan’s waterfowling life: Remembering legendary wildlife artist David Maass. Outdoor News, 30 April 2026. Read 13 November 2026.
  5. Climbing High - Woodcock - Limited Edition Paper. Wild Wings. Read 13 November 2026.
  6. David Maass - Artists - eMuseum. National Museum of Wildlife Art. Read 13 November 2026.
  7. David Maass Limited Edition Print: "A Morning Double-Ruffed Grouse". Gallery Direct Art. Read 13 November 2026.
  8. RW49-49th Duck Stamp additional information. Brookman Stamps (stamp dealer; text credited to L. F. Jonson, Federal Duck Stamp Story). Read 13 November 2026.
  9. Evening Flight Wood Ducks Art Prints - Official Ducks Unlimited Art. Wild Wings. Read 13 November 2026.
  10. Rapid Ascent - Pintails - Limited Edition Canvas. Wild Wings. Read 13 November 2026.
  11. RW41-41st Duck Stamp additional information. Brookman Stamps (stamp dealer; text credited to L. F. Jonson, Federal Duck Stamp Story). Read 13 November 2026.
  12. Ducks Unlimited Mourns the Passing of Renowned Wildlife Artist and Conservationist David Maass. HuntingLife.com (reprinting a Ducks Unlimited announcement), 1 May 2026. Read 13 November 2026.
  13. David Maass Captures His Fifth DU Artist of the Year Honor. Ducks Unlimited, 11 December 2015. Read 13 November 2026.
  14. The Dean of Minnesota's Wildlife Artists - Part Five. Waterfowl Stamps and More. Read 13 November 2026.
  15. David Maas Limited Edition Print: "Evening Flight - Mallards". Gallery Direct Art. Read 13 November 2026.
  16. ArtBarbarians.com - evening flight mallards by David Maass. ArtBarbarians.com (Minnesota print dealer). Read 13 November 2026.
  17. David Maass Evening Flight-Pheasants. Wildlife Prints. Read 13 November 2026.
  18. ArtBarbarians.com - misty morning teal by David Maass. ArtBarbarians.com (Minnesota print dealer). Read 13 November 2026.
  19. ArtBarbarians.com - misty morning woodcock by David Maass. ArtBarbarians.com (Minnesota print dealer). Read 13 November 2026.
  20. Misty Morning - Ruffed Grouse By David A. Maass. ArtBarbarians.com (Minnesota print dealer). Read 13 November 2026.
  21. Misty Morning Revisited - Ruffed Grouse By David A. Maass. ArtBarbarians.com (Minnesota print dealer). Read 13 November 2026.
  22. ArtBarbarians.com - greenhead alert by David Maass. ArtBarbarians.com (Minnesota print dealer). Read 13 November 2026.
  23. Artist David Maass Game Bird Art Print Three Birds Up-Ruffed Grouse. Wildlife Prints. Read 13 November 2026.
  24. Wildlife art prints - David Maass artist page. ArtBarbarians.com (Minnesota print dealer). Read 13 November 2026.
  25. Cascade Crossing - Ruffed Grouse - GNA Premium Print. Wild Wings. Read 13 November 2026.
  26. Grouse Meadow - Ruffed Grouse By David A. Maass. ArtBarbarians.com (Minnesota print dealer). Read 13 November 2026.
  27. David A. Maass Handsigned and Numbered Limited Edition Print: "Grouse Meadow-Ruffed Grouse". Gallery Direct Art. Read 13 November 2026.
  28. Federal Duck Stamp Prints. Michael Jaffe Stamps / Brookman Stamps (stamp-print dealer). Read 13 November 2026.
  29. Coeur d’Alene Art Auction - David Maass, Abrupt Departure - Black Ducks and Mallards. Coeur d'Alene Art Auction. Read 13 November 2026.