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Artists›John James Audubon

John James Audubon

1785–1851

WA-00017084

Les Cailles, Haiti

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ182882

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Romantic Painting in America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943–1944

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Americans 1943: Realists and Magic-Realists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943

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Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

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1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (13)

Arctic Hare

1841 · graphite

overall: 61 x 86.9 cm (24 x 34 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Washington Sea Eagle

1836 · oil paint

46 x 33 1/4 in. (116.8 x 84.5 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Goshawk, Stanley Hawk (No. 29)

1830 · Print

38 1/4 x 24 1/4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Black Warrior (No. 18)

1830 · Print

38 x 24 15/16 in.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Osprey and Weakfish

1829 · oil paint

overall: 101.6 x 66.7 cm (40 x 26 1/4 in.) framed: 127.32 x 94.62 x 8.26 cm (50 1/8 x 37 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Red Shouldered Hawk (No. 12)

1829 · Print

37 3/4 x 25 3/16

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

English Black Cocks

1828 · graphite

sight size: 46.3 x 68.3 cm (18 1/4 x 26 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Farmyard Fowls

1827 · oil paint

overall: 71.5 x 104 cm (28 1/8 x 40 15/16 in.) framed: 78.4 x 110.8 x 2.2 cm (30 7/8 x 43 5/8 x 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Hermit Thrush

1820 · gouache paint

sheet: 43.82 × 29.53 cm (17 1/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Purple Grackle

1818 · watercolor, pencil, chalk and ink on paper

sheet and image: 19 1/4 x 14 in. (48.9 x 35.5 cm) irregular

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Blue Yellow Back Warbler

1812 · graphite

sheet: 36.2 × 27.7 cm (14 1/4 × 10 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Towhee Bunting

1812 · chalk, pencil, watercolor and ink on paper

sheet: 9 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. (23.8 x 28.3 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Cardinal Grosbeak

1811 · chalk, pencil, watercolor and ink on paper

sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (42.6 x 29.0 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Artwork sources (4)

13 published of 33 catalogued · 30 with image

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Smithsonian
4 published4 img
The Met
3 published
+ 1 more source · 20 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

38 entries · 1 sources

Arctic Hare
1841 · Nga · 5 prov
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Osprey and Weakfish
1829 · Nga · 5 prov
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Farmyard Fowls
1827 · Nga · 5 prov
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Washington Sea Eagle
1836 · Smithsonian · 5 prov
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Blue Yellow Back Warbler
1812 · Nga · 5 prov
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Hermit Thrush
1820 · Nga · 5 prov
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English Black Cocks
1828 · Nga · 5 prov
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Purple Grackle
1818 · Smithsonian · 3 prov
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Images

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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Peregrine Falcons (Duck Hawks) (c. 1827)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art Museum of Modern Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

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Christie's

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Romantic Painting in America

New York · 1943

Group Exhibition Americans 1943: Realists and Magic-Realists

New York · 1943

Group Exhibition Three Centuries of American Art

New York · 1938

Exhibition Three Centuries of American Art Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1938