Canvas-Backed Duck NYHS - Oppenheimer Edition
Name/Title
Canvas-Backed Duck NYHS - Oppenheimer EditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.2024.1.40Description
This print is a New York Historical Society Oppenheimer Edition that is a facsimile of John James Audubon's "Canvas-Backed Duck" painting which was used to create the print in The Birds of America. In this print, three Canvasback Ducks are featured: two male and one female. The male on the left is bent down drinking water, the male in the middle is floating on the water, and the female on the right tis bent down looking at the male in the middle. The is a harbor-looking structure in the distance faded out. In the print version, this is the Boston Harbor.Artwork Details
Medium
water color, InkSubject
Canvasback DuckSubject Place
Location
Boston, MasachusettsCollection
John James Audubon Museum Collection, Martin Sidor CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
New York Historical Society