Exploring Early Methods of Specimen Collection in Natural History Art
Have you ever wondered where the reference material for antique wildlife prints and paintings came [...]
Mar
The Alchemy of Nature – Using Gold in Natural History Art
While found less frequently in natural history art than other genres, gold nonetheless makes an [...]
Feb
The Hudson River School Painters
Recognized as the first distinctively American art movement, the Hudson River School comprised a group [...]
Feb
John Gould’s Family of Hummingbirds Lithographs
John Gould’s monograph The Family of Hummingbirds is considered the crowning achievement of his illustrious [...]
Jan
The Language of Paper – Deciphering the Secrets of Antique Paper through Its Material Qualities
Often indications of a paper’s place of origin, method of manufacture, and time of creation [...]
Sep
Evolving Impressions – Unfolding the History of Prints as Art Objects and Collectibles
From their conception, prints have served both constructive and aesthetic purposes. In contrast to more [...]
Aug
How to Distinguish Between the Various Editions of Besler’s ‘Garden of Eichstätt’
A practical guide to understanding and identifying the different editions of Besler’s folio through paper [...]
Jul
Casualties of Fashion: The Contentious History of Plume Plundering
Though the idea of ornamenting oneself with a bird carcass may be a bit deterring [...]
Jul
What is a Lithograph? A Practical Guide to Understanding and Identifying Lithographic Prints
Have you ever wondered 'What is a lithograph?' This practical guide to lithography examines the [...]
Jun
What is an Engraving? A Guide to Intaglio Printmaking Techniques
This article will examine the intaglio printmaking processes of engraving, etching, and their subsidiaries in [...]
Jun
The Birds of Paradise: One of Nature’s Most Elusive, Ostentatious, and Promiscuous Families
The Introduction of Birds-of-Paradise to the Western Imagination
Jun
Investigating Audubon’s 50 Best Watercolors
The Oppenheimer Editions Fine Art Prints of Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Jun
Interspecific Encounters in Audubon’s Birds of America
Picturing Combat between Different Species in Audubon's Prints
Jun
Plant Mutations in the Botanical Prints of Pierre-Joseph Redouté
A consideration of the artistic rendering of the Tulip Breaking Virus, and the phenomenon of [...]
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Jun
Encountering the Amazon through Margaret Mee’s Lens
A consideration of Mee's implicit and overt depictions of symbiotic ecosystems in her paintings of [...]
Jun
The Articulation of Macabre Bird Habits in John Gould’s Prints
Exposing the unsavory tendencies of the Common Cuckoo and Great Grey Shrike in Gould’s Birds [...]
Jun
Audubon’s Miniature Folio – The Octavo Edition of Birds of America
A survey of the technical translation of Audubon’s work from the monumental to the miniature.
Jun
A Modernist Approach to Understanding a Selection of Prints from Audubon’s Birds of America
A Discussion of Spatial and Perspectival Distortion, Challenging the Confines of the Print Perimeter, and [...]
Jun
Art Conservation and Restoration at Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.
An informational overview of the common condition issues found in works of art and memorabilia, [...]
Jun
What are the differences between an Audubon Havell engraving and Bien Lithograph?
How to differentiate between John James Audubon's two Double-Elephant folio Editions of The Birds of [...]
Jun
The Historical Allure of Variegated Tulips
Visualizing expansion, abundance, and prestige through depictions of "broken" tulips in the art of Basilius [...]
Jun
The East Asian Influence in Audubon’s Art
A consideration of the increasingly globalized trade networks of the 19th century and their impact [...]
Jun
The Controversy Surrounding Audubon’s ‘Bird of Washington’
A consideration of the complex and convoluted history of Audubon's unidentified rapacious species
Jun
Recent Acquisitions – Original Paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes
A beautiful selection of original watercolor paintings by renowned artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes has recently [...]
Jun
The Historical Significance of Botanical Illustration
A consideration of the motives behind picturing plants including the functional uses and theoretical implications [...]
Jun
The Symbolic Implications of the Pineapple
Visually flamboyant, gustatorily delicious, and polarizing when placed on pizza, the pineapple is a fruit [...]
Jun
The Inclusion of Foreign Avian Species in Gould’s Birds of Europe
When browsing the contents of John Gould’s compendious Birds of Europe, the majority of the [...]
Jun
Extinct Species in Audubon’s Birds of America
Among Audubon’s depictions of 489 species in his prodigious folio The Birds of America, a [...]
Jun
Was Alexander Wilson’s Art Precursive of the Modern Field Guide?
An examination of the stylistic qualities of Wilson’s art in relation to modern standards of [...]
Jun