JOHN J AUDUBON, American Bittern (Ardea Minor)

Estimate

100,000 - 150,000 USD

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Description

pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper, unframed

Provenance

Weyhe Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above

Catalogue Note

The present work is also inscribed twice in pencil and ink: Total length 25 in./ Legs beyond the tail 6 inches more making it 31 inches/ Breadth - 42 in./ 12 Tailfeathers and weighed 19 ounces - Male