Audubon Collecting Guide Ana Norman With sale records surpassing $ 11 million for a complete Havell edition set of Audubon's Birds of America , the Audubon market may appear to be a prohibitively expensive landscape. However, aspiring c... Bien Edition Birds of America Havell Edition John James Audubon Royal Octavo Feb 2, 2023 Audubon Prints
Part 2: The Influence of Scientific Modalities of Perception and Representation in Merian's Artwork Ana Norman As a counter perspective to our previous article Examining the Art of Maria Sibylla Merian through the Lens of 17th-century Dutch Still-Life Painting, which discusses the influence of fine art in Mari... Botanical Print Insects Maria Sibylla Merian Metamorphosis Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium Jan 12, 2023 Botanicals and Florals
Part 1: Examining the Art of Maria Sibylla Merian through the Lens of 17th-century Dutch Still-Life Painting Ana Norman Living in the Netherlands at a time when Amsterdam was an epicenter of the arts and mercantile trade, Maria Sibylla Merian was exposed to a vast number of creative influences, exotic imported goods, a... Hand-colored Engraving Maria Sibylla Merian Metamorphosis Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium Dec 29, 2022 Botanicals and Florals
The Mystery of the Extinct Great Auk Ana Norman A sea-faring bird of comical proportions and an acquiescent demeanor, the Great Auk possessed a number of evolutionary traits that, when met with profiteering fisherman, made the auk an easy target. C... Birds of America Edward Lear Great Auk John James Audubon Prideaux John Selby Dec 14, 2022 Audubon Prints
Audubon's Osprey Ana Norman Audubon’s Osprey or Fish Hawk frequently makes its way into the top tier of Audubon’s most sought-after prints for a number of reasons. To begin with, the image demonstrates a skillful repetition of f... Audubon's Watercolors Birds of America John James Audubon Osprey or Fish Hawk Nov 17, 2022 Audubon Prints
The Most Notorious Goose in America Ana Norman A familiar sight in both rural and urban spaces throughout many parts of America, the Canada goose is perhaps the most pervasive and populous of its genus with more than 5 million breeding geese in No... Alexander Wilson American Ornithology Birds of America John James Audubon Louis Agassiz Fuertes Mark Catesby Natural History of Carolina The Canada Goose Nov 2, 2022 Audubon Prints
Audubon's Insects Ana Norman Audubon’s Birds of America was revolutionary for several reasons, including his dramatic representation of birds mired in their natural environment. His compositions frequently depict male, female, an... Audubon's Watercolors Birds of America Havell Edition Insects John James Audubon Sep 30, 2022 Audubon Prints
Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign Ana Norman In his ambition to expand French borders, Napoleon traced the conquest routes of Alexander the Great and in 1798 led a military campaign to Egypt. From a political standpoint, the endeavor was a failu... Description De L' Egypte Description of Egypt Napoleon Bonaparte Oppenheimer Editions Sep 22, 2022 Information
Visualizing the Human Impact on the Natural World in Audubon’s Quadrupeds Ana Norman Unlike Audubon’s Birds of America , where human presence and impact on nature are infrequently illustrated, his Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America overtly depict the cohabitation, conflict, and ou... Bowen Edition Lithograph John James Audubon Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America Sep 15, 2022 Audubon Prints
The Interrelation between Natural History Art and Porcelain Ornamentation Ana Norman In addition to serving aesthetic and educational purposes, the natural history prints of the 19th century were often used as stock imagery in various creative industries. As a result, an artist’s icon... Choix des plus belles fleurs Les Liliacées Les Roses Pierre-Joseph Redouté Sep 7, 2022 Botanicals and Florals
Spontaneous Surrealism in Mark Catesby's Artwork Ana Norman The primary tenets of the Surrealist art movement are an embrace of the uncanny, making the familiar strange, and challenging rational notions of perception and reality. Though the movement emerged in... Mark Catesby Natural History of Carolina Surrealism Aug 31, 2022 Catesby Prints
How to Choose a Frame for Your Artwork Ana Norman When framing a work of art, there are several factors that ought to be taken into account when selecting a desirable frame. To begin with, achieving a complementary relationship between the artwork an... Archival Framing Framing Aug 23, 2022 Information