American Black Bear, Grizzly Plate CXLI Octavo Edition
Name/Title
American Black Bear, Grizzly Plate CXLI Octavo EditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.2015.1.4Description
This hand-colored print is from the first octavo edition of John Audubon and John Bachman's, "The Quadrupeds of North America." The print is titled, "Grizzly Bear," and is plate CXXXI (131), no. 27. Shown are two bears, one in foreground and one in background, both facing to the right. One in background is standing on four legs with nose to the ground and back arched. Foreground bear is lying on its left side head turned to background, looking at other bear, front legs are together and lowered to the base of the rib cage, rear legs are drawn up to the hips. Both are in browns with tan highlights. Background has view of atmospheric perspective on the right up a valley with a blueish predominant cliff on the left above the rear bear's ear, and open sky on the right. Left background has leading ridge of cliff at the top with tree foliage in the middle ground. Dead tree trunk behind rear bears hips leans to the left. Middle ground is green foreground is tan background is bluish grey. The print number is printed in the upper left corner and the plate number is printed in the upper right corner. Below the image is the following print: "On Stone by Wm. Hitchcock / Grizzly Bear / Drawn from Nature by J. W. Audubon / Lith. Printed & Col.d by J. T. Bowen, Philad."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John Woodhouse
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856