Cedar Bird
Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I, 1828
- Artist
- Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I
- Date
- 1828
- Type
- Medium
- hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
- Dimensions
- 49.9 × 31.1 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
This is a painting of two birds perched on a juniper branch. The birds are brown and gray with yellow and red accents on their wings and tails, as well as a black face mask. The branch has green needle-like foliage and round berries. The background is soft and neutral, emphasizing the colors and details of the birds and foliage.