Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

John James Audubon, Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U. S. National Museum, 1953.3.4
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, John James Audubon, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, n.d., oil on canvas, 26 1420 34 in. (66.852.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U. S. National Museum, 1953.3.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
26 1420 34 in. (66.852.7 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the U. S. National Museum
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — bird — grosbeak
  • Landscape — tree — pine tree
  • Landscape — plain
Object Number
1953.3.4

Artwork Description

Around 1830, John James Audubon commissioned the Scottish artist Joseph Bartholomew Kidd to copy many of his paintings of birds. Audubon hoped to use these paintings in a natural history gallery that would tour England. The project was never completed, however, in part because Kidd took too long to finish the work. In this painting, Kidd directly copied the four birds on a branch from the original illustration, then added a landscape to the background to create an “embellished” painting for Audubon’s proposed exhibition.

Works by this artist (16 items)

Howard Finster, Bible Flying (#1805), 1980, enamel on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.16
Bible Flying (#1805)
Date1980
enamel on wood
On view
Howard Finster, VISION OF A GREAT GULF ON PLANET HELL, 1980, enamel on plywood with painted frame, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1988.74.5
VISION OF A GREAT GULF ON PLANET HELL
Date1980
enamel on plywood with painted frame
On view
Howard Finster, THE MODEL OF SUPER POWER PLAINT (FOLK ART MADE FROM OLD T.V. PARTS), 1979, assembled and painted electronic television parts, painted metal, painted stic, glitter, mirror glass, wood, cardboard, and ceramic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.245
THE MODEL OF SUPER POWER PLAINT (FOLK ART MADE FROM OLD T.V…
Date1979
assembled and painted electronic television parts, painted metal, painted stic, glitter, mirror glass, wood, cardboard, and ceramic
On view

More Artworks from the Collection

Howard Finster, Bible Flying (#1805), 1980, enamel on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.16
Bible Flying (#1805)
Date1980
enamel on wood
On view
Rex Clawson, Mr. and Mrs. America, 1969, enamel on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.11
Mr. and Mrs. America
Date1969
enamel on wood
On view
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, 1950, enamel on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Vincent Melzac Collection through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1980.5.2
Untitled
Date1950
enamel on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view