JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
(American 1785 - 1851)

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Outdoorsman, orinthologist, and artist, John James Audubon has been universally recognized as the greatest illustrator of American wildlife. Breaking from the tradition of depicting static animals in sterile backgrounds, Audubon illustrated birds and fourlegged animals in lively motion and in realistic environments. Audubon’s most celebrated achievement was the publication of his oversized portfolio of the Birds of America published in the 1830’s. This work was later revised and the smaller version, known as the Royal Octavo edition, included 500 plates in lithographs translated from his color paintings.
 

Black Tailed Deer
Plate LXXVIII from The Quadrupeds of North America.
Editioned 1849, 1851, 1854.
Hand colored lithograph. Lithography, coloring, and
printing by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet 7 x 10-1/2 inches.
[21369c]
$500.

California Hare
Plate CXII from The Quadrupeds of North America.
Editioned 1849, 1851, 1854.
Hand colored lithograph. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet 7 x 10-1/2 inches.
[21375c]
$325.

Cat Squirrel
Plate CXII from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849, 1851, 1854.
Hand colored lithograph. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet 10 x 6-1/2 inches.
[21358c]
$225.

Harlan's Buzzard
(or Red Tailed Hawk)
Plate 8 from Birds of America.
First Royal Octavo edition, 1840-1844.
Hand colored lithograph. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
10-1/2 x 6-1/2 in.
[18787]
$300

Black Throated Wax-Wing
Plate 245 from Birds of America.
First Royal Octavo edition, 1840-1844.
Hand colored lithograph. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
10-5/8 x 6-1/2 in.
[21389c]
$350

Three Toed Woodpecker (Picus Tridactylus)
Plate LX (60) for The Birds of America. Handcolored engraving and aquatint, 1832.
Drawing by Audubon.
Engraving, printing, and color by R. Havell.
J. Watman watermark (1832)
Sheet: 31-56/8 x 24-3/4 inches.
Plate: 25-3/4 x 20-5/8 inches.
[25121]
$4800.

Texian Hare
Plate CXXXIII from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849, 1851, 1854.
Hand colored lithograph. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet 7-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches.
[21378c]
$600.