Black Skimmer or Shearwater
Black Skimmer or Shearwater (Rynchops niger) — The Birds of America (Pl. CCCXXIII) · John James Audubon, engraved by Robert Havell Jr. · 1836.
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Where it works
Audubon's black skimmer, a black-backed white seabird with a long red-and-black bill skimming low over green waves under a gray sky, filling the cream page. The sweep of the wing suits a coastal living room or stairwell on navy or dark green walls at 24×36 in black.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 1827–1848 (Audubon)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- black, white, dark green, red
- Mood
- dramatic, graphic
- Rooms
- living room, nursery, hallway or entryway, kids room
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The label ground is its own mat: a slim black or natural wood frame, no extra mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other bird prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
The full-bleed edition
The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.
