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C1922
Eyramytis Goyderi (Lake Eyre Grass-Wren)
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Superb lithograph of the Eyrean Grasswren from the last great bird series that made use of the laborious process of hand colouring of each individual lithograph. This series is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Eyramytis Goyderi (Lake Eyre Grass-Wren)
Date:
C1922
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring and gum Arabic highlights.
Image Size:
279mm
x 185mm
Paper Size:
337mm
x 242mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1922
Description:
Superb lithograph of the Eyrean Grasswren from the last great bird series that made use of the laborious process of hand colouring of each individual lithograph. This series is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 sets made and many of these are in institutional collections.
From Gregory Matthews, The Birds of Australia. London
The absence of records in the century since the 1874 collection had raised the possibility that the species had become extinct. However, in 1961 and later in 1972 and 1976, several observers reported seeing birds on vegetated sandhills in the Simpson Desert that fitted the description of the Eyrean Grasswren, and in 1976 the South Australian Museum was able to collect a specimen. ref: Australian Museum
Common name: Eyrean Grasswren
Aboriginal name: Mirilyirilyi, Western desert
Modern binomial name: Amytornis goyderi
First described: Gould 1875
Distribution: SA, QLD, NT (central Australia)
References:
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979: 328
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995: IVB 605
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2282577
National Museum of Australia: AIA F 598.2994 MAT
State Library Victoria: Â RARESFÂ 598.2994 M42
Henrik Gronvold (1858 - 1940)
Gronvold was a Danish born artist who, after studying, entered the military as a draughtsman. On leaving Denmark he obtained work at the British History Museum in London. This image is from the last great bird series, The Birds of Australia by G. Matthews and is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 sets done. It was the last series produced to use hand colouring rather than colour printed lithography for the illustrations.
