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Lot 369
Description:
After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), "American Flamingo", No. 87, Plate CCCCXXX1, hand colored engraving, Havell edition, from Birds of America, the elephant folio-paper watermarked "J. Whatman/ 1838", sheet 38 1/8 in. x 25 3/8 in.
- Notes: Note: Audubon first saw flocks of American flamingoes in the Florida Keys in 1832 and was exceedingly anxious to obtain a specimen from which he could make a painting. He repeatedly wrote to his friend Bachman in Charleston asking for one, and asked another colleague, in 1837, "When will the flamingoes come?" Not until a year later was he able to obtain a specimen and make this iconic rendering. Reference: Marshall B. Davison, The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of America, American Heritage, NY, 1985, pl. 74.
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