A Starling and a Lark

1863

William Page

Associated Names
William Page

Artist, American, 1811 - 1885

The image shows two birds on their backs. One bird has glossy black feathers with iridescent highlights, while the other is tawny with white and brown spotted undersides. The color palette includes earthy browns, tawny yellows, and hints of iridescent greens and blues. The larger tawny bird is slightly on top and to the right of the darker bird, which is to the left. In the background, there is subtle imagery of grass and foliage in muted natural tones on a brown background.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William and Abigail Gerdts, New York; gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Mid-niineteenth Century American Painting from the Collections of Henry M. Fuller and William H. Gerdts, Cummer Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, 1966

Bibliography

1966

  • Mid-nineteenth Century American Painting from the Collection of Henry M. Fuller and William H. Gerdts, Exh. cat., Cummer Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, 1966: no. 42.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Starling and a Lark; lower right in graphite: Wm Page 1863;

Wikidata ID

Q64639172

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