Audubon Aquatint, Standing Pelican - State Bird LA
AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Standing Pelican, Plate 251.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38" x 25 1/4" sheet, 49 1/2" x 37" framed.
Comparables: Arader, 2018 - $118,750; Christie's, 2004 - $107,550.
Property of an Alabama Gentleman.
State Bird of Louisiana.
"The flight of the Brown Pelican, though to appearance heavy, is remarkably well sustained, that bird being able not only to remain many hours at a time on wing, but also to mount to a great height in the air to perform its beautiful evolutions." - Audubon's Ornithological Biography, 1831.
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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Standing Pelican, Plate 251.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38" x 25 1/4" sheet, 49 1/2" x 37" framed.
Comparables: Arader, 2018 - $118,750; Christie's, 2004 - $107,550.
Property of an Alabama Gentleman.
State Bird of Louisiana.
"The flight of the Brown Pelican, though to appearance heavy, is remarkably well sustained, that bird being able not only to remain many hours at a time on wing, but also to mount to a great height in the air to perform its beautiful evolutions." - Audubon's Ornithological Biography, 1831.
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