Lot 28
John James Audubon
American (1785-1851)

Downy Woodpecker (1834)

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Price Realized: $4,290 Includes buyer's premium

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Lot 28
John James Audubon
American (1785-1851)
Downy Woodpecker (1834)
Details
copperplate engraving with aquatint and original hand-coloring on J. Whatman Turkey Mill paper plate: 25 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches sight: 28 x 22 7/8 inches
Provenance
from a private New York collection
Condition
very good condition, slight foxing at lower left and pinpoint at bottom center, some soiling at edges of plate impression, matburn outside of plate impression


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Frame Information
frame dimensions: 43 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 2 inches
gilded wood frame, museum glazing
Notes
full sheet intact measuring 38 7/8 x 25 1/2 inches. evidence of formerly being bound apparent


Paper bears ' J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1834' watermark

Contact Information
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