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Blue Grosbeak original chromolithograph by J.J. Audubon Bien edition 1860

1860

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Blue Grosbeak is an original chromolithograph from the rare Bien edition 1860 by J.J. Audubon and shows a male and female adult Grosbeak with a young Grosbeak perched on the edge of the nest. This group of colorful birds are seen on a Dogwood cornus florida tree. This print is in good condition. The paper is evenly age toned throughout. The ” Birds of America” by John James Audubon is considered to be the single greatest ornithological work ever produced. In 1858, seven years after the death of his father, John Woodhouse Audubon decided to reissue this great set of prints. Julius Bien, as printer for the second edition, used the newest and most modern technique of the time, chromolithography, and printed what is considered to this day to be one of the finest examples of this process. Of the original set of 435 images only about 150 plates and 100 sets, for what is known as the Bien Edition, was completed when printing was interrupted by the onset of the Civil War. The Bien edition of the Birds of America printed by an American publishing house is very limited in availability.
  • Creator:
    John James Audubon (1785-1851, American, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1860
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Paonia, CO
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU78037593552

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