Audubon Aquatint, Summer or Wood Duck
AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Summer or Wood Duck, Plate 206.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38 1/2" x 25 1/2" sheet, 45" x 33" framed.
Comparable: Arader Galleries, 2019 - $106,250; Guernsey's, 2013 - $85,400.The Most Famous Image of a Duck Ever Published and One of AudubonÂ’s Best Compositions, Rivaled Only by his Carolina Parrot The flight of this species is remarkable for its speed, and the ease and elegance with which it is performed. The Wood Duck passes through the woods and even amongst the branches of trees, with as much facility as the Passenger Pigeon; and while removing from some secluded haunt to its breeding-grounds, at the approach of night, it shoots over the trees like a meteor, scarcely emitting any sound from its wings (AudubonÂ’s Ornithological Biography, 1831).
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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Summer or Wood Duck, Plate 206.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38 1/2" x 25 1/2" sheet, 45" x 33" framed.
Comparable: Arader Galleries, 2019 - $106,250; Guernsey's, 2013 - $85,400.The Most Famous Image of a Duck Ever Published and One of AudubonÂ’s Best Compositions, Rivaled Only by his Carolina Parrot The flight of this species is remarkable for its speed, and the ease and elegance with which it is performed. The Wood Duck passes through the woods and even amongst the branches of trees, with as much facility as the Passenger Pigeon; and while removing from some secluded haunt to its breeding-grounds, at the approach of night, it shoots over the trees like a meteor, scarcely emitting any sound from its wings (AudubonÂ’s Ornithological Biography, 1831).
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