Kentucky Fly-catching Warbler

1830s

John Woodhouse Audubon

Associated Names
John Woodhouse Audubon

Artist, American, 1812 - 1862

The image shows two birds perched on a branch with a yellow flower in bloom nearby. One bird is labeled as male and the other as female. The birds exhibit green, yellow, and olive tones. The flower is positioned at the top of the branch. The male bird is on the left side facing right, while the female bird is on the right side facing left. The background is neutral, highlighting the vibrant colors of the birds and flower.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black and gray ink with watercolor on wovepaper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.6 × 19.3 cm (10 7/8 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 21.

Inscriptions

lower center in pen and brown ink: Kentucky Flycatching Warbler. / Magnolia auriculata. / 1.Male. 2.Female.;lower left in graphite by unknown hand: From / Mrs. S.G. Dodge; upper right verso in red colored pencil by unknown hand: 19 (circled); center verso in graphite by unknown hand: The Birds of Amer./ [not deciphered]/ NY + photo 1841/ photo # 15 (...); lower left verso in pen and blue ink by unknown hand: John H. (not deciphered)

Wikidata ID

Q64584508

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