After Audubon, "Swallow-Tailed Hawk", Bien Ed.

John James Audubon (After) (French-American, 1785-1851) "Swallow-Tailed Hawk" - 1860 Chromolithograph on wove paper Plate 72 / No. 15 from the Bien edition of "Birds of America", no apparent watermark as consistent with the Bien edition. Framed. Approximate dimensions:Sheet: 26 1/2 x 39 1/4 in. (67.3 x 99.7 cm.); Frame: 28 3/8 x 41 x 1 in. (72.1 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, Atlanta, GA.Artist Bio: Born in Haiti in 1785, artist John James Audubon was raised in France, a place where his interest in nature began. Sent�to America in 1803, his love of birds and his artistic talent coalesced. Known worldwide for his association with bird conservation, Audubon created lifelike drawings of birds using a true-to-life color palette.�One of his favorite pastimes was hunting, but as a naturalist he was concerned with conservation, especially the increased destruction of bird habitats. Eventually, he created "Birds of America", a book containing 435 of Audubon's paintings compiled into prints. The prints depicted each of North America's known bird varieties at the time.

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