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.
Kunstenaar
Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II
Datering
1831
Soort
Prent
Techniek
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Afmetingen
98,4 × 64,8 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

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