Name: Birds: Audubon Burrowing Owl
Brand: John James Audubon

Birds: Audubon Burrowing Owl

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About the Item

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. Birds of America. W.H. Lizars. Robert Havell, Jr. London, 1827-38. Engravings with original hand color. 39.5” x 26.5” Unframed. VISIT MY STOREFRONT BY CLICKING ON Danielle Ann Millican, Inc. IN DEALER DETAILS Born in Haiti, John James LaForest Audubon spent his youth in France, where he studied for a time under Jacques Louis David. He came to America in 1803, to engage in a series of unlucky ventures as a farmer, merchant and portrait painter. None of these occupations engaged Audubon as much as his avocation, the search for birds and the studies and drawings he made to record his discoveries. Inspired by the pioneer naturalist Alexander Wilson, Audubon attempted to have his drawing published in Philadelphia, which was then the most important center of natural history in America. He found no printers equal to his challenge but did succeed in persuading his wife and a number of scientifically minded patrons to finance a trip to Europe to find subscribers as well as a publisher. Audubon persuaded the Edinburgh printer W.H. Lizars to undertake the project. After a few plates were printed, Lizars’ men went on strike. In 1828, Audubon transferred the completed plates and prints to the London firm of Robert Havell, Jr. Havell was an artist of considerable skill, whose experience as a publisher of fine colored prints was exactly what Audubon sought for his own complex compositions. A few black and white proofs exist showing how Havell translated Audubon’s drawings with exquisite fidelity. The full-scale watercolors were kept in the workshop to serve as models for Havell’s colorists. During the next 11 years, both in person and by transatlantic correspondence, Audubon supervised the production o the 435 plates of his masterpiece, Birds of America. The most distinguished names in Europe and America were on the list of Audubon’s subscribers, including King George IV of England. King Charles I of France, Daniel Webster and the distinguished institutions of the Western world. Most of the surviving complete sets are now preserved in museums, libraries and other institutional collections. Most of Audubon’s original watercolors are now in The New York Historical Society. Audubon’s birds, depicted life size and in his own words, in “their most constant and natural association” have never been more dramatically portrayed. References: John Hames Audubon, The Watercolor for The Birds of America. Blaugrund & Stebbins. The New York Historical Society. New York, 1993 Audubons Birds of America. George Dock, Jr. Arrowood Press. New York, 1987. Handbook of Audubon Prints. Clark & Bannon. Pelican. Louisana, 1991.

Creator:
John James Audubon (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 41.75 in (106.05 cm)Width: 45.75 in (116.21 cm)
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
London, 1827
Condition:
Seller Location:
Florham Park, NJ
Reference Number:
1stDibs: U1201028571163

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