Name: Black or Surf Duck Print - Princeton Audubon Limited Edition
Brand: Audubon
Price: 300.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Black or Surf Duck Print – Princeton Audubon Limited Edition

$300.00

Plate 317, from Birds of America
by John J. Audubon

This is a limited edition, fine art print, whose life-size Audubon image was uniquely captured through a direct-camera process, resulting in a spectacular one-to-one transfer of detail.

This spectacular lithograph is created from an original engraving from John James Audubon’s renowned “Birds of America” book from the 1800s. It is printed on a heavyweight, acid-free paper recommended by the Library of Congress for archives. It uses fade-proof inks on paper specially toned to match the average color of the antique originals.

Each image is produced by Princeton Audubon Ltd., in an edition of 1,500 prints. Each print is embossed with the Princeton Audubon seal and is uniquely pencil-numbered.

Princeton Audubon prints are known and collected for their detail, color and fidelity to the original, as well as their beauty, which is not surprising since an actual “Birds of America” original was physically used in the production process.

Measurements:
Overall: 26 1/4″ x 39 1/4″
Image size: 22″ x 28″

Limited-edition availability:
788/1500 now sold

Description

This bird, which Audubon called the “Black or Surf Duck”, is today called the Surf Scoter. It is a large sea duck that is common to both the Pacific and the Atlantic coasts. Even though it spends most of it’s life in saltwater, it breeds in freshwater lakes in Canada and Alaska.

Audubon saw this species while on his way to Labrador, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in 1833.

The Princeton Edition was printed on heavy, acid free, museum-quality paper using specially designed archival inks. This is an “offset lithograph” – not a “giclee” poster or inexpensive inkjet print. It was created by highly-skilled printers using traditional printing presses, and up to a dozen metal printing plates were used in the complex process.

The result is a truly exceptional print of Audubon’s masterful artwork, unlike anything else available on the market. The printing is so fine that it is indistinguishable from the stone lithograph prints created by Audubon in the 18th century. This is a fine art edition strictly limited to 1500 prints. All Princeton’s are hand numbered and bear an embossed seal in the lower margin of the print.

As seen in the New York Times.

Additional information

OVERALL DIMENSIONS:	26 1/4" x 39 1/4"
IMAGE SIZE ON PAPER, INCLUDING TEXT and PLATE NUMBERS:	22" x 28"

Shipping & Returns

Shipping
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Large prints are carefully shipped rolled and in a rigid jumbo mailing tube. Small prints are shipped flat.

Returns
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