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Dead Bird for Craigie No. 2
Dead Bird for Craigie No. 2

Dead Bird for Craigie No. 2

By Colin Self

Located in New York, NY

A tangle of short, sharp marks swirls against the white background, resembling flying birds. At the top, hand written text reads: "dead bird for Craigie 2 / bolin" Dead Bird for C...

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Early 2000s Expressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Yellow is the Color of my Dead Bird's Tail, Neon Sculpture by William Landwehr
Yellow is the Color of my Dead Bird's Tail, Neon Sculpture by William Landwehr

Yellow is the Color of my Dead Bird's Tail, Neon Sculpture by William Landwehr

By William Landwehr

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: William Landwehr (American, b. 1941) Title: Yellow is the Color of my Dead Bird's Tail Year: circa 1980 Medium: Mixed Media Construction with Neon Size: 68 in. x 63 in. x 8 i...

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1980s Pop Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Neon Light, Mixed Media

Catbird - Dead Bird Still Life, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Catbird - Dead Bird Still Life, Original Oil Painting on Panel

Catbird - Dead Bird Still Life, Original Oil Painting on Panel

By Tina Figarelli

Located in Chicago, IL

Depictions of dead birds have a long and rich history in Western Art having been used as a subject matter by artists from Albrecht Durer to Pablo Picasso.

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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape
Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape

Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Still Life with Dead Birds 18th Century Italian School oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 17 x 21 inches canvas: 14 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, Surrey, England ...

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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape
Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape

Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Still Life with Dead Birds 18th Century Italian School, we cannot see a signature oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 16 x 20 inches canvas: 13 x 17 inches provenance: private co...

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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Black Forest Oak Wall Panel Bird Motif
Black Forest Oak Wall Panel Bird Motif

Black Forest Oak Wall Panel Bird Motif

Located in Nashville, TN

Hand-carved solid wood wall panel depicting a whimsical yet macabre dead bird motif in deep relief, framed by an architectural border.

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Antique Early 1900s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Gilt Bronze Dead Finch Sculpture
19th Century English Gilt Bronze Dead Finch Sculpture

19th Century English Gilt Bronze Dead Finch Sculpture

Located in Chicago, IL

In Victorian England, dead birds symbolized mortality, urging contemplation of life's brevity and the importance of virtuous living.

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Antique 19th Century English Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Hunting Shooting Scene Landscape Oil Rifleman and Hunting Dogs
Victorian Hunting Shooting Scene Landscape Oil Rifleman and Hunting Dogs

Victorian Hunting Shooting Scene Landscape Oil Rifleman and Hunting Dogs

Located in ludlow, GB

The Hunter waits poised for his prey to come into his sights, he stills the hounds that are looking on enthusiastically and the rest we can only guess!! Given that there are dead bir...

Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ian Hornak, Dead, Circa 1963
Ian Hornak, Dead, Circa 1963

Ian Hornak, Dead, Circa 1963

By Ian Hornak

Located in Southampton, NY

His highest recorded sale was achieved in 2017, when Large Orchid Bouquet (1988) was sold in a private transaction conducted in association with the heir of the Ian Hornak estate to ...

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1960s Expressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Huge Mid Century French Oil Still Life Dead Game Bird
Huge Mid Century French Oil Still Life Dead Game Bird

Huge Mid Century French Oil Still Life Dead Game Bird

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nature Morte by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 25.5 inches Colors: Green, pink, brown and red Very good condition Provenance: from ...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Esperanza (Hope), Eduardo Oropeza Day of the Dead, serigraph, birds, skeletons
Esperanza (Hope), Eduardo Oropeza Day of the Dead, serigraph, birds, skeletons

Esperanza (Hope), Eduardo Oropeza Day of the Dead, serigraph, birds, skeletons

By Eduardo Oropeza

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Esperanza (Hope), Eduardo Oropeza Day of the Dead, serigraph, birds, skeletons Esperanza (Hope), Day of the Dead, serigraph, blue, yellow, birds, skeletons hand pulled serigraph ed...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Pair of French Bronze Animalier Sculptures of Game Birds
Pair of French Bronze Animalier Sculptures of Game Birds

Pair of French Bronze Animalier Sculptures of Game Birds

Located in London, GB

Each sculpture, supported by a wooden backing, depicts a dead game bird hanging by its feet. The quality of the craftsmanship is exceptional, with the bronze throughout superbly cast...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled, Steel, Iron Bella Feldman Brutalist Sculpture
Untitled, Steel, Iron Bella Feldman Brutalist Sculpture

Untitled, Steel, Iron Bella Feldman Brutalist Sculpture

By Bella Feldman

Located in Surfside, FL

The small-scale sculptures were displayed in large clusters, their multitude invoking aggression and infestation. Birds (1970), a cast metal flock of dead birds, preceded Kiki Smith’...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

Turbulent Communication Computer Aided Graphic Drawing by Artist Aldo Giorgini
Turbulent Communication Computer Aided Graphic Drawing by Artist Aldo Giorgini

Turbulent Communication Computer Aided Graphic Drawing by Artist Aldo Giorgini

By Aldo Giorgini

Located in Lafayette, IN

Is his theatrical Apparatus just a self-made gilded cage for the dead bird that a miraculous mechanism provides with predictable motion and deja vu melody?)

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Nature Morte Oil on Canvas by Michaelangelo Meucci
Nature Morte Oil on Canvas by Michaelangelo Meucci

Nature Morte Oil on Canvas by Michaelangelo Meucci

By Michelangelo Meucci

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

He was known for his paintings of birds, including dead game birds and animals. This grand masterpiece is in fantastic condition depicting a deer hanging from a trompe de chasse by t...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Minton Majolica Twin Handled Game Pie Dish & Cover
Minton Majolica Twin Handled Game Pie Dish & Cover

Minton Majolica Twin Handled Game Pie Dish & Cover

By Minton

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A cover sits within a top recess and is finely molded in relief with a dead rabbit and two birds set against an oak leaf and fern ground with an oak stem forming a handle.

Category

Antique 1860s English Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica

Study of the Head of a Moorhen
Study of the Head of a Moorhen

Study of the Head of a Moorhen

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

Located in Belgravia, London, London

His bird portraits were most effective, most "life-like", when in fact the bird was dead !

Category

19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson
Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson

Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Using this method he produced many works in the years which followed. In 1928 he produced Dead Horses; Villagers; Horses Devouring Birds and Battle of the Fishes.

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1940s Cubist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

His Only Pet
His Only Pet

His Only Pet

Located in New York, NY

Instead of making the subject of his painting the delicate form of the dead bird, Ward centers the narrative on the childlike and disarmingly direct responses of the children to the ...

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Late 19th Century American Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Tiffany Greek Revival Tankard Pitcher & Goblets with Hunt Motif
Tiffany Greek Revival Tankard Pitcher & Goblets with Hunt Motif

Tiffany Greek Revival Tankard Pitcher & Goblets with Hunt Motif

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

All pieces have shaded fretwork bands and gadrooned rims; cast still-life group of dead game birds mounted to tankard cover top and goblet feet.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Greek Revival Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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How Much is a Dead Bird?

The average selling price for a dead bird we offer is $2,568, while they’re typically $349 on the low end and $16,000 for the highest priced.