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Razorbill
John James Audubon , 1834 (Executed)
Lot #117 |
2022-05-26 |
Christie's, New York
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two
Category:
Estimate:
USD 1,500 - 2,500 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 20529
Auction name: The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2022-05-26
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century American Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: Plate size 315 x 498 mm (658 x 988 mm sheet)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
31.5
Width In Centimeters:
49.8
Height In Inches:
12.402
Width In Inches:
19.609
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Year notes: Executed in 1834.
Catalog summary
Details Razorbill John James Audubon AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878). Razor Bill (Plate CCXIV) Alca Torda Variant 1. "Painting and plate depict two adults in spring plumage, floating in the sea, with cliffs rising up in the distance. Audubon wrote in his Labrador journal on June 18, 1833: 'We procured about a dozen Alca torda... " (Low, p. 127). Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1834, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1834, with margins. Plate size 315 x 498 mm (658 x 988 mm sheet). (Light mat burn and toning, faint foxmark in sky, minor handling creases, a few short edge tears and a small edge-chip, some old tape to edges.) Matted and framed. Framed in Baltimore before 1993.