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print room: John James Audubon
The Birds
of America; from Original Drawings
folio prints from the Havell Edition (1827-1838)
Plate 336 Yellow-crowned Heron. Sheet measuring 38 by 24
7/8 inches with watermark J WHATMAN 1838. With beautiful color. The
adult bird represented in the plate was shot by my friend Dr. BACHMAN, a
few miles from Charleston, while I was in his company; and the drawing of
the plant was made by his amiable sister-in-law, Miss MARTIN. DETAIL
PHOTO Inquire for price.
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62 Passenger Pigeon. One of Audubon's
most beautiful images. First state, full sheet on J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL. This important
species -- at one time the most abundant bird in North America -- has been extinct for
almost 100 years. DETAIL
PHOTO Inquire for price.
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Plate 236 Night Heron or Qua Bird. J WHATMAN
TURKEY MILL 1835.
Outstanding portrait of the Black-crowned Night Heron
DETAIL
PHOTO Inquire for price.
All prints are from the Havell Edition (1827 to 1838,
hand-colored etchings with engraving and aquatint). Each has a complete
watermark (J WHATMAN / YEAR or J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL / YEAR) unless otherwise
stated. Prices do not include frames. If you are interested in purchasing a specific print, let
us know. Also available, we have an uncolored Havells and an
uncolored restrike -- see these prints in our rare
prints corner.
Please contact
us for condition reports and additional photos.
Visit our ordering
page to read about our guarantee,
and for information on sales tax,
shipping, and forms of payment.
NEW PRINTS - INQUIRE FOR MORE INFORMATION
PL 65 Rathbone Warbler, on WHATMAN 1831, 38 1/4
by 25 3/4 in.
PL 150 Red-eyed Vireo, full sheet
PL 312 Long-tailed Duck very slightly trimmed (in width
only) to 35 5/8 in by 25 3/8 inches.
Click any photo for a larger image. Because of the
difficulties involved in photographing large prints, shadow and uneven lighting
affect many of the photos below. If you are interested in a
print, please ask for a condition report.
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Pl 282 White-winged Silvery Gull [Iceland Gull]. A
lovely image of two seagulls, one old, one young against a stormy sky. Dramatic colors. Full
sheet.
DETAIL
PHOTO 1 DETAIL
PHOTO 2 $8,750.
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Pl 382 Sharp-tailed Grous. A game bird
of central and western North America, this bird's range in the United
States has shrunk considerably. Two birds in a landscape with a river in the
distance. Full sheet.
DETAIL
PHOTO 1 DETAIL
PHOTO 2 $14,000.
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64 Swamp Sparrow. This lovely plate is little different from all
other plates in the Havell Edition because the
art is credited to someone other than John James Audubon.
Most likely, however, the bird was painted by Audubon. Overall very good
with printer's crease in far right margin, some other creases. DETAIL
PHOTO1 DETAIL
PHOTO2 $3,200.
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363 Bohemian Chatterer. On J WHATMAN 1837. Large waxwing, less
widespread than the cedar, found in the northwestern US and western
Canada. Excellent color and condition. DETAIL
PHOTO SOLD
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Plate 37 Golden-winged
Woodpecker. Lively portrait of the Common Flicker. Full
sheet in excess of 39 x 26 inches. Lined with mulberry,
repaired creases in margins. Outstanding color. DETAIL
PHOTO $14,000.
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Plate 67 Red-winged Starling or Marsh
Blackbird. [Red-winged Blackbird] With red Maple. Full
sheet, beautiful colors and excellent condition. DETAIL
PHOTO $7,500.
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Plate 128 Cat Bird. This portrait of two gray catbirds in a
blackberry bramble captures the bird to a tee. Price includes mat and
frame with overall measurements of 42 inches by 29-1/2 inches. Triple
mat with outer measurements in excess of 38 x 26 inches. In Northern
Virginia, the return of catbirds is a welcome harbinger of warmer
weather. DETAIL
PHOTO $7,500.
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Plate 165 Bachman's Finch. Audubon
placed this secretive and shy bird on a beautiful orchid by the very
talented Maria Martin. Trimmed to 18 by 25 inches, with only a small part of
the watermark still intact. SOLD
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Pl 202 Red-throated Diver. Beautiful scene with four birds
including an adorable chick. Full sheet (26 x 39),
watermarked J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL 1834. DETAIL
PHOTO $14,000
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Plate 239 American Coot. Beautiful image of a
common water bird. Excellent color. DETAIL
PHOTO $9,500
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Plate 199 Little Owl [Northern Saw-whet Owl] Some dark
spots caused by impurities in the paper (this is not foxing), mostly in
margin. Good overall condition and color. Full sheet on
J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL 1834. DETAIL
PHOTO $4,500.
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Plate 86 Black Warrior. (Harlan's Hawk - a subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk).
This
print from a partial set that was never bound. Set sold in 1942 by a
descendant of the original subscriber. Sheet
is very large with deckle (untrimmed) edges. The entire plate mark is
visible. One repaired tear. DETAIL
PHOTO SOLD
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Plate 135 Blackburnian Warbler. Shown with stem of smooth
phlox. Full sheet. Some rippling and crease at edge of image
area. $3,500. DETAIL
PHOTO
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180 Pine Linnet. [Pine Siskin] Full clean sheet with excellent color. Lovely
composition. Paper is uniform in color, uneven tone in
the photo is due to shadow. $3,250 DETAIL
PHOTO
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Plate 149 Sharp-tailed Finch. [Sharp-tailed Sparrow.] Beautiful landscape scene with nest. Repaired tear.
On Turkey Mill paper. $3,000. DETAIL
PHOTO
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Plate 100 Marsh Wren. Three Marsh Wrens in a grass
nest. Full sheet, overall very good with corner repair.
Watermarked J WHATMAN 1831. DETAIL
PHOTO
$3,500.
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Plate 348 Gadwall Duck. With watermark J WHATMAN
1836, slightly trimmed to 36-1/2 x 24-3/4 inches. Fine portrait of the Grey
Duck. DETAIL
PHOTO $6,000.
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Plate 313 Blue-winged Teal. Very popular print,
trimmed with close to 2-inch margin around plate mark. A very small part
of the watermark still intact. Sheet measuring around 17 x 22-1/2
inches. $6,000.
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Pl 265
Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Beautiful scene of two sandpipers on the
shore. Lovely color. DETAIL
PHOTO $3,500
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Plate 258 Hudsonian Godwit. Full sheet,
outstanding color. Graceful shore birds. DETAIL
PHOTO $5,000.
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Plate 54 Rice Bunting. Portrait of the Bobolink in a red
maple. Full sheet, overall very good condition. DETAIL
PHOTO 1 DETAIL
PHOTO 2 $5,250.
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58 Hermit Thrush. A charming composition featuring one of our most
melodic birds. Paper repairs in top margin. Lovely
color. J WHATMAN 1831. DETAIL
PHOTO SOLD
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Plate 320 Little Sandpiper. [Least Sandpiper] Slightly trimmed
to
35-1/2 inches x 25 inches. Full watermark J WHATMAN TURKEY
MILL 1838. DETAIL
PHOTO $3,750
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Plate 322 Red-headed Duck. Trimmed to 29-3/4
inches x 25 inches. Watermark reads J WHATMA / 1836. Very
nice sunset scene. DETAIL
PHOTO $7,750.
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Pl 263 Pigmy Curlew [Curlew Sandpiper]. With watermark J
WHATMAN 1835, this print comes from the folio originally
belonging to the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences (sold at Christie's New
York on Sept 14-15, 1987). Copy of the catalogue will be included.
DETAIL
PHOTO $3,000
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Pl 370 American Water Ouzel [American Dipper]
Watermarked J WHATMAN 1837. This print comes from the folio originally belonging to the
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences (sold at Christie's New York on Sept
14-15, 1987). Copy of the catalogue will be included. DETAIL
PHOTO $3,000.
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Plate 113 Blue-bird.[Eastern Bluebird] Beautiful
composition showing a family of birds. Full sheet on J WHATMAN 1834. DETAIL
PHOTO SOLD
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Plate 75 Le Petit Caporal. Full sheet (around 38 x
25) on J WHATMAN 1834. A wonderful
portrayal of the Merlin (or Pigeon Hawk). A member of the falcon family,
this bird's military stance reminded Audubon of the great Napoleon. DETAIL
PHOTO SOLD
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Don't forget to take a look at our Alecto
restrikes for six top Havell images, or browse through our large
selection of Bien
Edition prints. Can't afford a Havell, a Bien, or an
Alecto?
Then check out our Princeton
Edition facsimile prints -- Audubon's art, full-sized and
affordable!
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Last updated 07.15.10
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