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St. Louis Contemporary and Classic: The May Collection

Sat, May 9, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-05-09 11:00:00 2026-05-09 11:00:00 America/New_York Woodard Lipe Woodard Lipe : St. Louis Contemporary and Classic: The May Collection https://bid.woodardlipe.com/auctions/woodard-lipe/st-louis-contemporary-and-classic-the-may-collection-23090
St. Louis Classic and Contemporary: the May Collection is a carefully curated auction presenting an exceptional breadth of fine art, works on paper, decorative arts and collectibles spanning multiple collecting disciplines, with highlights including works by Robert Motherwell, Willem de Koonig, Marc Chagall, Hans Bellmer, Sol LeWitt, Leslie Dill, Alexander Calder, Laszlo Dus, Ed Eugene Boccia and Siegfried Reinhardt alongside important American and European decorative arts.
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Lot 103

John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851). American Beaver No. 10, Plate XLVI (c. 1844). Hand-Colored Lithograph on Paper.

Estimate: $200 - $800
Starting Bid
$100

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Sight Height 6.5 in., Width 9.25 in. Framed Height 13.5 in., Width 16.25 in. Printed and hand-colored by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia. Drawn from Nature by J.W. Audubon. Originally published in The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1839-1844), a collaborative project between Audubon and his two sons along with renowned naturalist Rev. John Bachman. The portfolio includes 150 prints of the four-legged animals of North America.

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