CHICAGO FIELD MUSEUM LIMITED EDITION PRINT COLLECTION of
THE ORIGINAL HAVELL ENGRAVINGS for
Audubon’s Fifty Best from
Birds of America
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CHICAGO FIELD MUSEUM LIMITED EDITION PRINT COLLECTION Of
THE ORIGINAL HAVELL ENGRAVINGS for
Audubon’s Fifty Best from
Birds of America
Price List THE HISTORY
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First published in the 1830s, Audubon's iconic and timeless Birds of America is comprised of 435 hand-colored engravings. Audubon’s original watercolors were meticulously translated to engraving plates to produce the elephant-folio-sized publication.
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The renowned London engraver Robert Havell exclusively produced the original engravings - finalizing each with handcolored detail per Audubon’s specifications. The entire collection of 435 original watercolors and each respective engraving plate took twelve years (1825-1838) to complete.
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The Field Museum Edition of Audubon's Fifty Best is the first and only reproduction to precisely replicate the quality and detail of the original Birds of America.
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Following a selective process, Archival Imaging was commissioned to produce the limited edition prints, and Oppenheimer Gallery was chosen as the publisher/dealer. Under the contractual agreement with the Chicago Field Museum, Archival Imaging (a Chicago-based fine art printing company owned by the Van Baerle family) kept a set of official Printer’s Proofs to serve as the Master Set from which to base any future prints. This set has remained in the Van Baerle family since its production.
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TITLE Wild Turkey, Male Wild Turkey, Female Bird of Washington Baltimore Oriole Mocking Bird White-headed Eagle Ruffed Grouse Passenger Pigeon Ivory-billed Woodpecker Virginia Partridge Columbia Jay Raven Blue Jay Blue Bird Snowy Owl Cardinal Grosbeak Barn Owl Louisiana Heron Mallard Duck Snowy Heron Eider Duck Great Northern Diver or Loon American White Pelican Trumpeter Swan, Adult
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$2,500
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$1,500
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$3,000
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$1,500
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$3,500
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$3,500
39.25x26.5
$4,800
39.25x26.5
$1,800
39.25x26.5
$3,000
39.25x26.5
$3,800
39.25x26.5
$2,500
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$3,800
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