Naturalist Prints - JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (American, 1785 - 1851)
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.
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Canada Otter
Plate LI from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849,1851,1854. Hand-colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 6-7/8 x 10-3/4 inches.
[21363c]
$325
Winter Wren
Plate 121 from Birds of America. First Royal Octavo edition, 1840-44. Hand colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 10-1/4 x 6-1/4 inches.
[18825c]
$225
Leach’s Petrel–Fork-Tailed Petrel
Plate 459 from Birds of America. First Royal Octavo edition, 1840-1844. Hand colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 6-1/2 x 10-3/8 inches.
[25524c]
$300
American Red Fox
Plate XCVIII from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849,1851,1854. Hand-colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 7-1/8 x 5-1/8 inches.
[21372c]
$200
Mountian Brook Mink
Plate CXXIV from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849, 1851, 1854. Hand-colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 6-3/4 x 10-1/8 inches.
[21376c]
$250
Bridled Weasel
Plate LX from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849,1851,1854. Hand-colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 7 x 10-1/4 inches.
[21364c]
$160
Red Texan Wolf
Plate LXXXII from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849,1851,1854. Hand-colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 6-5/8 x 10-5/16 inches.
[21370c]
$400
Mink
Plate XXXIII from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849,1851,1854. Hand-colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 6-1/2 x 10 inches.
[19577c]
$385
Pine Marten
Plate CXXXVIII from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849,1851,1854. Hand-colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 7 x 10-1/2 inches.
[21380c]
$225
American Red Fox
Plate LXXXVII from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849,1851,1854. Hand-colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 6-3/4 x 10-1/8 inches.
[21371c]
$350
Pennant’s Marten or Fisher
Plate XLI from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849,1851,1854. Hand-colored lithograph. Drawing by John James Audubon. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia.
Sheet: 10-1/8 x 6-1/2 inches.
[21361c]
$200
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).
31-56/8 x 24-3/4 inches.
[25121]
$4800
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 inches.
[21389c]
SOLD
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.
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.
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.
10 x 6-1/2 inches.
[21358c]
$225
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.
7-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches.
[21378c]
$600


