Platycercus tabuensis [Tabuan Parrakeet]
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888)
Verkäufer Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, USA
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 9. Mai 1998
Verkäufer Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 4 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 9. Mai 1998
Beschreibung
Hand-coloured lithograph by Lear, printed by Charles Hullmandel. Wove paper. Image Size: 21 3/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Frame Size: 30 3/8 x 24 inches. A fine example of the work of 'perhaps the greatest draughtsman of birds in European culture' (Philip Hofer). This image is from Lear's masterpiece: "Illustrations of the Family Psittacidae, or Parrots", a work which combines 'the most exacting scientific naturalism with a masterly sense of design and intuitive sympathy for animal intelligence' (Susan Hayman, "Edward Lear's Birds", 1980). This copy gifted to John James Audubon by Lear. This excellent image is from Lear's first published work, limited to 175 copies, and the first English ornithological work published in folio format with lithographic plates. Lear began work on this monograph when he was only eighteen and carefully supervised every step of the publication. He made many of his original sketches from the live specimens at the Regent's Park Zoological Gardens, and then prepared numerous preliminary lithographs. Many of these appear not to have satisfied him, for they were never published. Christine Jackson describes Lear's painstaking approach to his work: 'Lear worked in great detail, outlining every feather and filling in the details with fine lines. This scientific accuracy extended to every part of the bird, from the beak to the claws. The colouring was done with opaque watercolours with touches of egg-white for parts of the feathers requiring sheen, and for the eye, to add that life-like touch' (Bird Illustrators: Some Artists in Early Lithography, London: 1975). John James Audubon's own copy, gifted to him by Edward Lear. Cf. Anker 283; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p. 115; cf. Nissen IVB 536; cf. Ray The Illustrator and the Book 90; Zimmer pp.380-381. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 39459
Bibliografische Details
Titel: Platycercus tabuensis [Tabuan Parrakeet]
Erscheinungsdatum: 1832
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