Common American Wild Cat
Artist
John James Audubon
(American, 1785 - 1851)
Lithographer
John T. Bowen
(American, 1801 - 1856)
Date1842
Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored
Dimensions20 1/4 × 24 1/2 inches (51.4 × 62.2 cm)
Frame: 28 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 3/4 inches (72.4 × 85.1 × 1.9 cm)
Frame: 28 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 3/4 inches (72.4 × 85.1 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2001
Object number91.100.216.2
ClassificationsPrints
Label TextAudubon chose the wildcat, or bobcat as it is called today, as the first print in his "Quadrupeds". He portrayed a large animal, with its teeth bared, looking directly at the viewer. The body is gracefully crouched.
ProvenanceCharles Yale Bookseller, Pasadena, California; gifted c. 1944 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Weigers (Professor Emeritus University of Nebraska-Lincoln as of September 1, 2001); purchased May 22, 2001 through (Anderson O'Brian Fine Art Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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