Audubon

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Rungius, Carl 1869-1959 "Grizzly Bear and Cubs" oil 24 x 32

Terpning, Rungius & Audubon Highlight 2012 Jackson Hole Art Auction

Released: July 17, 2012

(Jackson Hole, Wyoming) - A mid-Westerner by birth, American painter Howard Terpning is now one of the West's most distinguished chroniclers of Native American history. Hammer prices for his works are skyrocketing. This spring's Scottsdale Art Auction saw two Terpnings sell between $1,000,000 - $2,000,000, more than double their estimates. The Los Angeles Times described Terpning's recent restrospective at the Autry National Center of the American West,"Tribute to the Plains People," as the "biggest solo show of Terpning's career — a retrospective that covers 35 years and documen...

Private Collection of Fine Books Auction June 20, 2012

WESCHLER’S TO AUCTION MOST EXTENSIVE LOCAL LIBRARY IN YEARS

Released: June 11, 2012

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - On Wednesday, June 20th at 10am, Weschler's will auction one of the most diverse private collections of fine books in recent history. The collection, consigned by a Maryland estate, includes many first editions of American and European history, natural history and natural science, travel and exploration, philosophy, literature and poetry, and more. The collection will be exhibited on Monday, June 18th and Tuesday, June 19th from 10am-3pm at Weschler's Washington, D.C. gallery. Standouts among the collection include a three volume large folio set ...

John James Audubon (1785-1851) American Grossbill. Aquatint copper-plate engravings on Whatman paper. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (London, 1835), from the double elephant folio, Birds of America, 63.5 x 88.9 cm, 25 x 35 in The American Museum in Britain.

John James Audubon: Fur and Feather

Released: February 10, 2012

John James Audubon is known for his remarkable studies of American birds depicted in their natural habitats. His The Birds of North America (1827-1839), in which he identified 25 new species and a number of new sub-species, is considered to be one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. However, his studies of mammals are less well-known. To complement The Compassionate Eye: Birds and Beasts from the American Museum’s Print Collection, on view in the Exhibition Gallery from 10 March to 1 July 2012, the American Museum in Britain will display twelve f...