LONDON (AP).- It’s quite a nest egg. John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, fetched more than $10 million at auction on Tuesday, making it the world’s most expensive published book. With its 43…
Sotheby’s Sets New World Record for a Printed Book at Auction with Audubon’s Birds of America
LONDON.- Moments ago, in a crowded saleroom in Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries in London, a magnificent, rare, copy of John James Audubon’s Birds of America sold for £7,321,250, establishing a new world record price for any printed book …
Poppy Sebire Launches the Gallery’s New Permanent Home in Southwark with New Exhibition
LONDON.- The New Chapter brings together all of Poppy Sebire’s artists in one show for the first time to launch the gallery’s new permanent home in Southwark. It’s a celebration of four individuals who have forged the gallery’s identity to date, and a…
Sotheby’s London To Hold a Sale of Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings
LONDON.-A rare copy of John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” billed as the world’s most expensive book, is up for sale alongside a first edition of Shakespeare’s plays at an auction to set book lovers’ pulses racing, Sotheby’s said Thursday. One of …
Researchers Unveil "Holy Grail" of Audubon Illustration
PHILADELPHIA (REUTERS).- Researchers have found the first published illustration by John James Audubon, America’s most famous bird artist, ending decades of searching for the prized but elusive work. Audubon had made two references to the illustration …
John James Audubon: American Artist & Naturalist at the Boise Art Museum
BOISE, ID.- John James Audubon (1785 –
1851) is
known throughout the world for setting the standard against which all
wildlife
art is measured. He assured his place in art history by changing forever
the way
birds are illustrated. Whil…
John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist at the Boise Art Museum
BOISE, ID.- John James Audubon (1785 – 1851) is known throughout the world for setting the standard against which all wildlife art is measured. He assured his place in art history by changing forever the way birds are illustrated. While replicating phy…