Audobon Book

[Mike Frechette]

Does anyone know if Audobon put out a book with all of their prints ? Here's an example of what i'm talking about. Any leads you could give me would be appreciated.

 

[John Lawrence]

Mike,

Just recently a first edition Audubon's Birds of North America sold at auction for somewhere around nine million dollars.

Not sure that what you've shown us is an Audubon print though. It looks a little too realistic to me.

 

[Lou Tisch]

Yup, I think I have one of those books at home...somewhere. Cool book but not very good as a reference book for carving & painting.
Lou

 

[Mike Frechette]

9 million ..........not for me.

Lou, that's exactly what i was thinking useing it for painting reference.

 

[Bill Embacher]

Mike you can get it at your local library. Not the 9 million dollar copy, but a reprint. I borrow it from my library from time to time, impressive works.

 

[Steve Horswell]

I have a copy of "The Art of Audubon-The Complete Birds and Mammals" that has 655 of his published works of bird and mammals (although I was unable to find the picture you attached). My copy was printed in 1980 and has an introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. The ISBN is 0-8129-0841-4. Query the ISBN number on AbeBooks.com and you will find numerous used copies for as low as $1 plus shipping. Unfortunately for me, I bought my copy new long before the internet was available and most likely paid the $35 new price listed in the cover.

 

[MLBob Furia]

There are volumes of John James Audubon's plates available at a reasonable cost.

As a painting reference for gunners that reduces the color scheme to the essentials, I don't think there's a better resource ( for frond carvings, it can't be beat!) - but that's just my opinion. I refer to my copy regularly. It's a 1977 re-issue of the 1937 edition. Go here:
http://www.ontheroadbookshop.com/...1db378d7273d18e8f7ad

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[Brad Bortner]

Mike,

Just recently a first edition Audubon's Birds of North America sold at auction for somewhere around nine million dollars.

Not sure that what you've shown us is an Audubon print though. It looks a little too realistic to me.

It looks like a Fuertes to me.

 

[MLBob Furia]

Right you are, Brad. That is a Fuentes of Double Crested Cormorants, European Cormorants, and Gannets.

Audubon did all of these as well, but never in the same painting.

 

[Brad Bortner]

I can't find that exact image in Louis Agassiz Fuertes collection but this one is pretty close.

 

[Hitch]

I expected you to chime in here Bob ;-) There is a book that reprints Audubon's diaries, trips up and down the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers on flat boats...some incredible stories, all in his own words. Hitch

 

[Mike Frechette]

Thanks for all the help guys, it's appreciated.

Mike

 

[Stef]

I m aggry with Lou ... very not the best reference ... The best one is photo ... google , image ... for life bird