Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). American Robin Lot 13

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Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). American Robin

Sale 6308 - Printed and Manuscript Americana

Jan 29, 2025 10:00AM ET

Live / Philadelphia

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$8,000 - 12,000

Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). American Robin

London: R(obert). Havell, 1832. Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching. Engraved, printed, and colored by Havell, after a painting by Audubon. Scattered very small repairs along edges; scattered faint spotting. Approximately 39 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (1003 x 673 mm) (sight). Float mounted in mat and in frame, 49 1/2 x 37 in. (1,257 x 940 mm). Low, p. 96

A handsome example of Audubon's depiction of an American robin, plate CXXXI from his Birds of America (London, 1827-38). "Painting and plate depict two adults, above, and four young around a nest, all in a branch of Rock Chestnut Oak. The caterpillar which one of the adults is feeding to its young in the painting is more finished in the plate. Painted at Great Egg Harbor, New Jersey, on July 2, 1829." (Low)

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