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Robert Havell- Red Shoulder Hawk Bird Print #2328407

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Robert Havell- Red Shoulder Hawk Bird Print #2328407
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Robert Havell, ?Red Shoulder Hawk?, wildlife, print, 20th century realist.
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Accomplished artist Robert Havell truly captures the true nature of the birds in this extraordinary piece, ?Red Shoulder Hawk: Falco Lineatus?. His use of color, combined with the extraordinary rendering of the birds, is admirably natural and extremely realistic.
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Born in Reading, England, Robert Havell earned a distinguished reputation for his aquatint engravings of John James Audubon's "Birds of America,? that is to say all of them but the first 10 plates. He first visited Audubon in 1839 in New York City and traveled and sketched the countryside in a homemade horse-drawn trailer. His travel-weary wife eventually established a home for the family in Ossining, located on the Hudson River. Havell later moved to Tarrytown, living there from 1857 to his death in 1878. He traveled frequently, sketching and taking notes of everything so he could later do studio paintings in oil, watercolor, and even some engravings, the later which was his favorite medium.
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It has been double matted with a slightly textured bottom mat of soft green and a top mat of white, both of which mirror the tones found in the piece. The top mat has been professionally cut with geometric shapes that resemble diamonds and other ornamental designs, which only enhances this work of art even further as the bottom mat shows through and catches your eye. These specialty cuts make this piece truly unique. This very desirable piece ...
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<td>Reference
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<tr><td>Condition:GREAT</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:0</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:15.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:12.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Robert Havell- Red Shoulder Hawk Bird Print</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230, USA</td></tr>
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