Coral Buntings and Their Nest in a Holly Tree

Britische Grafik 1870–1881, 1878

The image shows a round bird's nest with two small birds perched around it, surrounded by spiky, green holly leaves with red berries. The color palette includes earthy browns and whites of the birds, vibrant green of the holly leaves, and touches of red from the berries, against a soft, muted background. The nest is centrally placed with one bird perched near the top right of the nest and the other to the bottom left.
Artiste
Britische Grafik 1870–1881
Datation
1878
Catégorie
Dessin
Technique
Aquarelle et gouache sur graphite, sur papier vélin
Dimensions
37,5 × 31,5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Domaine public, CC0

Description de l’image

The image shows a round bird's nest with two small birds perched around it, surrounded by spiky, green holly leaves with red berries. The color palette includes earthy browns and whites of the birds, vibrant green of the holly leaves, and touches of red from the berries, against a soft, muted background. The nest is centrally placed with one bird perched near the top right of the nest and the other to the bottom left.

Britische Grafik 1870–1881