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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Northern Hare, Pl. XII, from the The Quadrapeds of North America, J.T. Bowen, lithographerAfter the artist
Lithograph · Paper
19-5/8 x 25-1/2 in.
Brunk Auctions · Jul 14, 2018 · Lot 1420
$150≈ £114≈ €129HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Great White Heron, Pl. 368, from Birds of America, 1860After the artist
Lithograph · Paper
26-1/8 x 38-3/4 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2017 · Lot 1169
$1,300≈ £986≈ €1,115HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
American Crow (Corvus Americanus), Plate 225, Part 3-1 (inscribed upper left), from Birds of America, 1860After the artist
Lithograph · Paper
39-1/2 x 26-1/2 in. (sheet) (New York
Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 2
$250≈ £193≈ €223HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Fish Crow in a Honey Locust Tree, 1860After the artist
Lithograph · Paper
39 x 25-7/8 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 3
$225≈ £174≈ €201HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Hermit Thrush, Plate LVIII, Variant 2, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838
Engraving · Paper
19-1/2 x 12-1/2 in. (plate) 38 x 25-3/8 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 4
$325≈ £251≈ €290HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Blue Jay, Plate 231, Part 2-4, from Birds of America, 1859After the artist
Lithograph · Paper
28-7/8 x 21-7/8 in.
Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 5
$150≈ £116≈ €134HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Swallow-tailed Hawk, Plate 18, Part 5-3, from Birds of America, 1860After the artist
Lithograph · Paper
22-3/4 x 29-1/4 in.
Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 6
$100≈ £77≈ €89HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Great-footed Hawk, Plate XVL, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838
Engraving · Paper
25-3/8 x 38-1/4 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 7
$1,500≈ £1,157≈ €1,338HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Golden-eye Duck, Plate CCCCIII, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838
Engraving · Paper
12-1/8 x 19-1/4 in. (plate) 25 x 37-1
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2017 · Lot 649
$500≈ £401≈ €463HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
American Avocet, Plate CCCXVIII, from [The Birds of America], London, 1827-1838
Engraving · Paper
14-3/4 x 20-1/2 in. (plate)
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2017 · Lot 650
$1,000≈ £801≈ €925HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View 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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