C1925

MELVILLE ISLAND & HELMETED FRIARBIRD

Artist:

Henrik Gronvold (1858 - 1940)

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S/N: BI-AA-MATH-555–216407

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Full Title:

MELVILLE ISLAND & HELMETED FRIARBIRD

Date:

C1925

Artist:

Henrik Gronvold (1858 - 1940)

Engraver:

Witherby & Co

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Lithograph with original hand colouring.

Image Size:

335mm

x 240mm

Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:

1925

Description:

1.Distribution: Melville Island. First described by Mathews Austrl Av. Rec. 1912. 2.Distribution: Cape York Peninsula QLD &amp Melville Island. First described by Mathews Austrl Av. Rec. 1912. 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. Matthew&#8217s and is rarer than John Gould&#8217s 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. Original lithograph. Rare.

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.

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