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Brown Pelican /// Natural History Ornithology Bird Art John James Audubon Sea
1840-1844

Name: Brown Pelican /// Natural History Ornithology Bird Art John James Audubon Sea
Brand: John James Audubon
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Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Brown Pelican" (Plate 424, No. 85) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper Limited edition: approx. 1,200 Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA Framing: Recently framed in a rich handmade burl wood moulding with 100% cotton rag matting and 99% UV protective Museum Glass Framed size: 16.13" x 19.13" Sheet size (with binding strip still adhered at top, as issued): 6.5" x 10" Image size: 4.5" x 7.75" Condition: Light toning to sheet. In excellent condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Philadelphia, PA. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs. Based on a composition painted in New Orleans, January 28 and 29, 1821. "During a severe gale, on the 7th of April 1836, the wind coming from the north-west, I saw a flock of about thirty of these birds flying only a few feet above the water, and against the gale. Having proceeded a few yards, they plunged into the water, generally to leeward, and threw their bodies round as soon as their bills were immersed, giving a very curious appearance to the wings, which seemed as if locked. On seizing a fish they kept the bill beneath the surface for a short time in a perpendicular direction, and drew it up gradually, when the water was seen to flow out, after which they raised the bill to a horizontal position, and swallowed the fish." To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first octavo edition was sold by subscription and distributed in parts, five at a time. However, the octavo editions were issued in proper phylogenic, or species order. These prints also bear the plate number in the upper right-hand corner and the subscription number in the upper left. The first edition of approximately 1,200 sets was completed in five years from 1839 to 1844. A total of 500 images comprise the First Royal Octavo Edition. Biography: John James Audubon (April 26, 1785, Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) – January 27, 1851 (aged 65) Manhattan, New York, U.S.), born Jean-Jacques Audubon, was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled The Birds of America (1827–1839), is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon identified 25 new species.

Creator:
John James Audubon (1785-1851, American, French)
Creation Year:
1840-1844
Dimensions:
Height: 16.13 in (40.98 cm)Width: 19.13 in (48.6 cm)
Medium:
Watercolor,Lithograph
Movement & Style:
Victorian
Period:
1840-1849
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Saint Augustine, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU12127295612

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