Reinita de palma
1827-1838
John James Audubon refused to paint boring, stiff bird profiles; he demanded drama! In this plate from his massive 'Birds of America' project, a vibrant yellow Palm Warbler with a rusty cap flutters dynamically among white blossoms, while a browner companion perches calmly below. Audubon famously shot his subjects and used wires to pose them in lifelike positions before painting—a gruesome method for such delicate beauty. This print was engraved and hand-colored in London in 1831, part of a publication so huge it required custom 'double elephant' folio paper to fit the life-sized birds.
- Technique
- Hand-colored engraving
- Material
- Paper
- Dimensions
- 39 x 26 inches
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