Pileated Woodpecker

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II, 1831

This is a painting of pileated woodpeckers on a grapevine-covered tree trunk. The piece features four woodpeckers perched on the trunk. One woodpecker is shown with a worm in its beak. The trunk displays patches of peeling bark. Surrounding the birds are vine leaves in shades of green and brown, with clusters of deep blue or purple grapes hanging down.
Artist
Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II
Date
1831
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
98.4 × 64.8 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a painting of pileated woodpeckers on a grapevine-covered tree trunk. The piece features four woodpeckers perched on the trunk. One woodpecker is shown with a worm in its beak. The trunk displays patches of peeling bark. Surrounding the birds are vine leaves in shades of green and brown, with clusters of deep blue or purple grapes hanging down.

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II