[Bird after bee] – Vintage Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with [Bird after bee], a historic drawing rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Bird after bee]
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A bird in pursuit of a bee is the whole subject of this charcoal drawing, a pairing of hunter and prey that appealed to artists working in the period. The record places it only within a window from 1890 to 1932, a time when nature study was popular in American schools and magazines and charcoal was a common medium for quick, tonal sketches. The title, *Bird after bee*, is brief and descriptive, leaving the scene to tell the story. Charcoal's soft shading suits the subject, suggesting motion and the blur of wings without fine linework.
| Medium | 1 drawing : charcoal. |
|---|---|
| Genre | BirdsBees |
| Notes | [between 1890 and 1932] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,280 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218787 |
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