John James Audubon (American, 1785 - 1851)

Naturalist Prints

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.

• Related Links: American Sporting Prints by Frank Benson, Bird Prints after Catesby/Edwards

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    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
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    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]
    $350
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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