Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
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A Greater Bird of Paradise on a BranchSigned lower right: E. LearWatercolour and pencil heightened with bodycolour18.2 by 15.2 cm., 7 by 6 in.Provenance:By descent in the family of the ownerThe Greater Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is the largest member in the genus Paradisaea. The male has an iridescent green face and a glossy yellow silver iridescence crown, head and nape. The rest of the body plumage is maroon-brown. The flank plumes, used in displays, are yellow at the base, turning white and streaked with maroon, with long twin tail wires. It can be found in lowland and hill forests of southwest New Guinea and Aru Islands, Indonesia.){kind=link}
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
A Greater Bird of Paradise on a Branch
Signed lower right: E. Lear
Watercolour and pencil heightened with bodycolour
18.2 by 15.2 cm., 7 by 6 in.
Provenance:
By descent in the family of the owner
The Greater Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is the largest member in the genus Paradisaea. The male has an iridescent green face and a glossy yellow silver iridescence crown, head and nape. The rest of the body plumage is maroon-brown. The flank plumes, used in displays, are yellow at the base, turning white and streaked with maroon, with long twin tail wires. It can be found in lowland and hill forests of southwest New Guinea and Aru Islands, Indonesia.