Thomas Quinn, Bird in the Tree, 1976

Description

This artwork "Birds in the Tree" 1976 is a color offset lithograph by American wildlife artist Thomas Quinn, born 1938. … more This artwork "Birds in the Tree" 1976 is a color offset lithograph by American wildlife artist Thomas Quinn, born 1938. It is hand signed, inscribed Artist Proof and numbered 31/50 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 15.5 x 24 inches, sheet size is 17.75 x 25.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, Small pieces of hanging tape remaining on the back.

About the artist:

Born in 1938 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Thomas Quinn is renowned for his watercolors of the birds and animals of Western America. His work lies within the realm of realism, subtlety, elegance, and nuance. Quinn attended the College of Marin and graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California. Then he went to New York, where he made a career illustrating not animals, but people.
In 1966, Quinn was hospitalized for a year. While recuperating, he painted the Canada geese in the vicinity. He then moved to Point Reyes Station, California.
Quinn’s paintings have been shown in numerous exhibitions, including shows held at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois; the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco; and the New York Museum of Natural History. Quinn has also been a regular participant and winner of a Gold Medal for Watercolor at the Prix de West. His other awards include the Red Smith Memorial Award, National Museum of Wildlife Art; Gold Medal for Watercolor, NAWA Cowboy Hall; and Master Wildlife Artist Award, Woodson Art Museum.
Quinn’s works are in the permanent collections of the Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin; the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and the Whitney Western Art Museum, Cody, Wyoming. He is also the author of The Working Retrievers (1983), considered a definitive treatment of the subject. A lavishly produced book, The Art of Thomas Quinn, containing the paintings and poetry of the artist, was published in 2010. less