Amuchastegui watercolor, Sapsucker

Amuchastegui, Axel (Argentine, 1921-2002).
Sapsucker.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed ‘Axel Amuchastegui’ l.r.
Ca. 1983.
15 5/8" x 11 3/4" sheet, 21 3/4" x 18" framed.
A self-taught artist, Axel Amuchastegui was born in Cordoba, Argentina in 1921. His work extracts a lyrical beauty from the natural environment in which he grew up; raised by his grandmother and parents to have a love of all the creatures of the wild. He illustrated many works, including Birds of the World, Some Birds & Mammals of North America and Studies of Birds & Mammals of South America.