
Greater Pewee, Olive-Sided Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Western Wood Pewee
This print by Fred Tomaselli presents a detailed ornithological study of four distinct pewee and flycatcher species arranged in a compositional format that bridges scientific illustration and contemporary art practice. The work's edition information indicates it is an artist's proof from a limited edition of 100, suggesting Tomaselli employed a professional printmaking process to achieve the precise rendering characteristic of his practice. The piece exemplifies Tomaselli's engagement with natural history and taxonomy, subjects that frequently inform his visually dense and meticulously crafted compositions.
- Medium
- Signed and numbered '4/10 AP' in black ink (an artist's proof, the edition was 100), framed.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions & Works on Paper
February 12, 2025
Lot 179
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John James Audubon
American · b. 1785

Audubon's ornithological illustrations from Birds of America share the precise scientific rendering of bird species in compositional arrangements that blend natural history documentation with striking visual beauty, directly paralleling Tomaselli's engagement with avian subject matter and meticulous detail.

Walton Ford
American · b. 1960

Ford creates large scale natural history illustrations of birds and animals that consciously reference Audubon and scientific illustration traditions while infusing them with contemporary conceptual layering and maximalist detail, making his practice a close contemporary parallel to this specific Tomaselli print.

Mark Dion
American · b. 1961

Dion consistently engages with natural history specimens, ornithology, and scientific observation as artistic subject matter, reframing taxonomic and classificatory traditions from a contemporary art perspective in a way that closely mirrors the ornithological study format and scientific aesthetic of this Tomaselli print.
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