John James Audubon Amsterdam Ed.Canada Jay Print Lithograph Engraving 1972 Germany Birds of America Collection

Antonio Raimo Gallery is proud to feature the Leipzig Edition of John James Audubon's Birds of America printed in Leipzig, Germany in 1973.  The Leipzig Edition of Audubon was printed using a form of lithography that put drops of ink on the page with no defined edges to increase the quality of the printing.  Printed on a heavy stock cream colored paper this publication is limited to 1000 copies.  The paper size on the print is approximately 25.5 inches by 38.5 inches.  The plate size will vary depending on the image. This is a high quality collectors print and not like the cheap poorly done reprints found other places online.

This print has sold. "Canada Jay", originally designed & published for John James Audubon's Birds of America, Plate #107.  Large, Double-Elephant sized like the Havell originals, this print measures 26 ½ in. by 39 ½ in. This facsimile is from the “Amsterdam” Limited Edition Set.  This print has a very weak watermark and also exhibits some slight wrinkling of the paper along the bottom right margin which could easily be concealed if matted for framing (see full sheet photo). The price has therefore been discounted accordingly. There are no binding marks, therefore it’s from a set that was loose.
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Amsterdam Limited Edition Audubon Prints

Plate 107 Canada Jay from "Birds of America" by John James Audubon

The Amsterdam Edition (1971-1972) represents the first full reproduction of each folio from the Original “Birds of America” Havell Edition (1826-1838).  This modern Audubon Art set was also printed in the same double elephant size as the original Havell’s measuring 26 1/2” x 39 ½”. The Amsterdam Edition is one of the most collected series within the realm of modern Audubon reproductions.  Only 250 copies were issued.  Some sets were bound into books while the remaining sets were sold as loose sets.  The absence of binding marks is the only way to determine if the print originated from a loose set. The prints were made using a photolithography process onto specially crafted paper. The paper selected used a 100% unbleached rag.  G. Schut & Zonen, a paper maker established in 1625 provided the paper stock and bears the watermark “G. Schut & Zonen ® Audubon” along the edge of the paper (see below).  The paper was toned slightly yellow and resembles the look and feel of the paper used in the original Havell edition.  Also, surrounding each image is a false plate  In summary, various factors such as the low limited set of 250