ArtsEnte ArtsEnte
  • Donald Trump
  • Age art
  • Contemporary Art
  • National Gallery
  • Art Market Eye
  • Icelandic art history
  • Hove Museums
  • Audubon


    Understanding John James Audubon’s avian genius

    Understanding John James Audubon’s avian genius

    John James Audubon’s watercolour of two passenger pigeons, one of his best, captures a moment so intimate that, in truth, we should not be there to witness it: two birds sharing food, their bills locking as the female bends down to her more colourful mate, whose excitement is reflected in his arched back and fanned-out tail.