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C1922
Spehcotheres vielloti (Fig-bird)
Artist:
Superb lithograph of the Australasian figbird 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:
Spehcotheres vielloti (Fig-bird)
Date:
C1922
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring.
Paper Size:
338mm
x 240mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1922
Description:
Superb lithograph of the Australasian figbird 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
Common name: Australasian figbird, green figbird
Modern binomial name: Sphecotheres vieilloti
First described: Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Distribution: WA, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC
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: RARESF 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.
