AUDUBON: "Black Vulture..." - Chromolithograph
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John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) "Black Vulture or Carrion Crow," plate 3 from the "Birds of America" Bien Edition, New York 1858-1860, chromolithograph with hand coloring on double elephant folio sheets. The image depicts two black vultures feeding on a deer head on the ground. This edition was reissued by the artist's son J.W. Audubon, with chromolithographs of J.J. Audubon's original drawings produced through a collaboration with lithographer Julius Bien (American 1826-1909) and was published by Roe Lockwood & Son, NY in 1860. Notations below image: "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S." lower left, title/description: "Black Vultures..." lower center and "Chromolithy by J. Bien, 1860" lower right, and "No. 11-3" upper left. It is believed that only approximately 70 folios were completed as the US Civil War halted this production. Provenance: Phyllis Lucas Gallery, NYC. [Sheet: 26 1/2" H x 39 1/2" W]. Foxing, marks, toning, wear and losses to edges.
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Foxing, marks, toning, wear and losses to edges.
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AUDUBON: "Black Vulture..." - Chromolithograph
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