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.
Kunstenaar
Britische Grafik 1870–1881
Datering
1878
Soort
Tekening
Techniek
watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper
Afmetingen
37,5 × 31,5 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

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