How much are original Audubon paintings worth?
A good number of the 150 different original Audubon Imperial Folio prints sell for between $500.00 and $1,000.00, but a few prints sell for over $30,000.00 each. There are few inexpensive off-sized reproductions of these prints.
Where are original Audubon paintings?
Currently there are 21 original paintings in our holdings that we attribute to John James Audubon. 10 works are on display in the galleries and 11 works are resting in storage. One of these paintings is on loan to the museum from the Friends of Audubon State Park.
How do you authenticate Audubon?
The first important criteria to consider is the presence of a “Whatman” watermark. When held up to the light an original Audubon print will show a watermark as part of the paper. This is a must before considering any other factors in authenticating an original Audubon print.
Is my Audubon real?
Tiny colored dots are a dead giveaway of a reproduction. You should closely examine any Audubon print using a 10x jeweler’s loupe or hand magnifier. If you see that the print is made up of millions of tiny colored dots, you have a modern reproduction produced by color offset lithography or computer printing.
Which Audubon prints are valuable?
The subject matter of an Audubon print also helps determine the value. Larger birds tend to bring higher prices than the smaller songbirds. Great Blue Heron, American Flamingo, and Wild Turkey are three of the most valuable prints of The Birds of America.
Why are Audubon prints so expensive?
Audubon funded the costly printing of the Birds of America by selling them as a subscription to wealthy patrons he met while lecturing on ornithology in Britain and Paris. In the end, 435 plates were printed and issued loose, unbound to the subscribers in 87 sets of 5 images each.
How many original Audubon books are there?
John James Audubon’s Birds of America Often cited as “the most expensive book of all time,” there are still 120 known intact copies of John James Audubon’s The Birds of America (which was published between 1827 and 1838).
How old is John James Audubon?
65 years (1785–1851)
John James Audubon/Age at death
How much is the Audubon book worth?
It’s a high-flying success story: A self-taught artist and immigrant defies the odds to create what is now one of the most prized illustrated books in the world, worth an estimated $8 million to $12 million. Ornithologist John James Audubon labored over his life’s masterwork, “The Birds of America,” from 1827 to 1838.
What is the most expensive book ever sold?
Codex Leicester
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex Leicester,” also known as the “Codex Hammer,” is the most expensive book ever sold. The 72-page linen manuscript includes Leonardo’s thoughts, theories and observations of the world, like the movement of water, fossils and the luminosity of the moon.
When was John James Audubon death?
January 27, 1851
John James Audubon/Date of death
Did Audubon own slaves?
He had owned slaves himself and expressed disgust at racial intermingling he had observed in New Orleans. Even though he would be invoked as an environmental icon after his death, Audubon had a mixed record on ecological stewardship.