English Pheasants Surprised by a Spanish Dog or Sauve Oui Peut, n. d.

Victor Gifford Audubon (American, 1809–1860)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812–1862)

1830–62

Medium/TechniqueTranslucent and opaque watercolor on paper mounted on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 44.5 x 66cm (17 1/2 x 26in.)
Framed: 70.2 x 91.8 cm (27 5/8 x 36 1/8 in.)

Credit LineJessie and Sigmund Katz Collection

Accession number1988.505

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ClassificationsWatercolors

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InscriptionsUnsigned. Same composition as oil painting in American Museum of Natural History, now attributed possibly to Victor and John W. Audubon. Affixed to reverse of frame: Kennedy Gallery authentication; review of Whitney exhbition, 1942, N. Y. Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 1942; review of Kennedy Gallery show, Nov. 4-26, 1954, Antiques, Nov. 1954, p. 410.

ProvenanceEstate of Mrs. Sigmund J. Katz; bequest to MFA, November 1988.