Parulino verde-azulado
1827-1838
John James Audubon was obsessed with showing birds in their natural habitats, often going to extreme lengths—like shooting them with fine shot and wiring them into lifelike poses—just to get the perfect illustration. Here, a vibrant Blue-green Warbler perches delicately on a branch of American Beautyberry (labeled here as Spanish Mulberry), its pink clusters of fruit providing a striking contrast to the bird's blue feathers. This plate comes from his massive, ambitious book 'The Birds of America', published in the 1820s and 30s. The project was so expensive it nearly bankrupted him, but it remains a masterpiece of natural history art, capturing species before many were lost to habitat destruction.
- Technique
- Hand-colored engraving
- Material
- Paper
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