Restoration Audubon bird plate print

Posted on 2 November 2020 by Jeroen Verhoeff
  • Restauration Audubon bird plate Jeroen Verhoeff 2020
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  • And now for something completely different… I received a commission from a client to restore this old Audubon crossbill print. All colors except the blue had disappeared from the print and now I turn them back so that the print looks fresh again. Look at the difference between the new colors above and left compared to the blue rest!
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  • Audubon crossbills plate restauration Jeroen Verhoeff 2.
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  • Below the line as it was and above the line as it is.
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  • .Audubon crossbills plate restauration Jeroen Verhoeff 1
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  • And above the total result. This print is not an original; they can be quite valuable; John James Audubon is one of the most popular bird artists ever in the USA, even though he made this in 1834.
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