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Louis Agassiz Fuertes (February 7, 1874 – August 22, 1927) was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist who set the rigorous and current-day standards for ornithological art and naturalist depiction and is considered one of the most prolific American bird artists, second only to his guiding professional predecessor John James Audubon.
This list of wildlife artists is a list for any notable wildlife artist, wildlife painter, wildlife photographer, other wildlife artist, society of wildlife artists, museum, or exhibition of wildlife art, worldwide.
John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist.His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America. [1]
The Swedish Elk – Alces alces, in Britain the elk is what in America is called a moose. Plate 12. The Antelope – Catton regards antelope as a "class" or "tribe" of mammals, not a species. Plate 13. The White-Footed Antelope – still an alternative name for Boselaphus tragocamelus or Nilgai. Plate 14.
About 1820, around the age of 35, Audubon declared his intention to paint every bird in North America. [12] [10] In his bird art, he mainly forsook oil paint, the medium of serious artists of the day, in favour of watercolours and pastel crayons (and occasionally pencil, charcoal, chalk, gouache, and pen and ink). As early as 1807, he developed ...
An animal painter is an artist who specialises in (or is known for their skill in) the portrayal of animals. The OED dates the first express use of the term "animal painter" to the mid-18th century: by English physician , naturalist and writer John Berkenhout (1726–1791). [ 2 ]
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Charley Harper (August 4, 1922 – June 10, 2007) was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist. He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters, and book illustrations. He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters, and book illustrations.