Bateleur Eagle, St. Louis Zoological Park

January 13, 1987

Volker Seding

Associated Names
Volker Seding

Artist, Canadian, 1943 - 2007

This is a photograph of an enclosed habitat with a bird perched on a structure. The scene shows a minimalist interior space designed to resemble a natural environment within a controlled setting. At the center, an intricate branch structure extends, serving as both a perch and part of the ground decoration. The bird is situated atop the elevated area of the structure, surrounded by twigs and potential nesting materials. Artificial light illuminates part of the habitat, casting warm tones on the surfaces, while a plaque and some vegetation appear outside the enclosure.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Simon Daro Dawidowicz, Miami Beach, FL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Jon Oulman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN), 1988; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Seding-87; lower left below image: 2/50; lower center below image: BATELEUR EAGLE, ST. LOUIS ZOOL. PARK; bottom right corner: 2; on verso of mount, center: 'BATELEUR EAGLE' / ST. LOUIS ZOOL. PARK / 13 JAN. 1987 / PRINTED: 21 JAN.-87 / EDITION: 50 / #2; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1988.5.1

Wikidata ID

Q64171560

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