Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), Havell plate no. 289
ca. 1825
Watercolor, collage, graphite, gouache, and pastel with touches of black ink, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 14 9/16 × 20 7/8 in. (37 × 53 cm)
Sheet (paper): 14 9/16 × 20 7/8 in. (37 × 53 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.289
Composition reworked and pasted on background at a later date.
DescriptionWinter plumage, left; summer plumage, right.InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "Long as these... / 2 legs."; birds numbered in brown ink right and left respectively : "1"; "2"; verso has extensive illegible inscriptions
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
