John James Audubon

American · 1785–1851 · Painter, Printmaker

John James Audubon was a French-American artist, entrepreneur, naturalist, explorer, and ornithologist. His combined interests in painting and ornithology turned into a plan to… (Wikipedia)

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Trophy of American Game BirdsBonhams · Jan 2026$394,200≈ £286,941≈ €330,455Sign up to see
Long-billed Curlew, Plate CCXXXIBrunk Auctions · Oct 2020$65,000≈ £50,243≈ €55,413Sign up to see
Wild Turkey, Meleagris Gallopavo. Linn, Male. American Cane. Miegia macrosperma, No.1 and Pl. 1 from The Birds of America, LondonBrunk Auctions · Sep 2021$38,000≈ £27,362≈ €32,092Sign up to see

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Seaside Finch, Pl. 93 from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838
Engraving · Paper
plate 19-3/8 x 12-1/4 in.
Brunk Auctions · Nov 12, 2022 · Lot 799
$600≈ £510≈ €582HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Great Marbled Godwit, Pl.353 from Birds of America, Bien edition, 1860After the artist
Lithograph · Paper
sheet 17 x 23-5/8 in.
Brunk Auctions · Sep 15, 2022 · Lot 240
$150≈ £131≈ €150HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Orchard Oriole, Pl. 42, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838
Etching
plate 25-3/4 x 20-5/8 in.
Brunk Auctions · Jul 16, 2022 · Lot 846
$3,250≈ £2,746≈ €3,231HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–8,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
, (AMERICAN,1785-1851)
Sheet: 38.5" h x 25.75" w
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 10, 2022 · Lot 97
$1,600≈ £1,339≈ €1,584HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Black-billed CuckooAfter the artist
Print (other)
15.5 x 19.5 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 20, 2022 · Lot 1195
$20≈ £15≈ €18HammerSign up free to seeEst. $50–80View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
White Headed Eagle
Etching
26 x 38 inches
Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 9, 2022 · Lot 380
$11,115≈ £8,530≈ €10,234Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
American Beaver, Plate XLVI, No. 10
Toomey & Co. · Apr 7, 2022 · Lot 700
$532≈ £407≈ €487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Black-Tailed Hare, Plate LXIII from the imperial folio The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, J.T. Bowen, 1845-1848
Lithograph
sheet 21-3/8 x 27-1/4 in.
Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 1088
$1,200≈ £909≈ €1,091HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Untitled
Etching · Paper
plate 20-5/8 x 29-7/8 in.
Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 968
$1,900≈ £1,440≈ €1,727HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Olive sided Flycatcher Pl. CLXXIV, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838
Etching
plate 19-1/2 x 12-1/4 in.
Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 970
$1,600≈ £1,213≈ €1,454HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗

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About John James Audubon

John James Audubon was a French-American artist, entrepreneur, naturalist, explorer, and ornithologist. His combined interests in painting and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America. He was notable for his extensive studies of American birds and for his detailed illustrations, which were engraved in Scotland and England for a large-format color-plate (intaglio) book titled The Birds of America (1827–1838), and five volumes of accompanying text entitled Ornithological Biography (1831–1839).

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