The Oppenheimer Gallery in Kiernan Hall

Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.(www.audubonart.com), the venerable natural history art gallery known for its expertise in the iconic works of John James Audubon and other natural history artists, now exhibits in Audubon Greenwich's newly renovated Kiernan Hall. The Oppenheimer Gallery at Audubon Greenwich is open Tuesday~Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and open on Sunday from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. Kiernan Hall is located inside Audubon Greenwich's Kimberlin Nature Education Center. 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831

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The second Oppenheimer exhibition at Audubon Greenwich...

J.J. Audubon's American Robin in watercolor

“The Birds of New England in Watercolor”

On display from March 9 through late August 2013  

The spectacular exhibition, The Birds of New England from Audubon’s Watercolors, New-York Historical Society Edition is opening at The Oppenheimer Gallery in Kiernan Hall. While in New England and the North Atlantic coast, John James Audubon observed many, possibly hundreds of species of birds that lived or migrated here.  Audubon painted many of these species, 52 of them while actually on location in New England, and 34 prints are included in this exhibition.

In addition to the prints by Audubon, this new exhibit also features nine hummingbird species by John Gould. John Gould (1804–81) was the most prolific publisher of ornithological subjects of all time, producing fourteen folio books and other works during his celebrated career. In nineteenth century Europe, his name was as well-known as Audubon’s. Unlike Audubon, though, whose work was dependent upon his own artistic skills and focused on a single country, Gould published ornithological works on many regions as well as on specific families of birds, and employed other artists to help create his lavish, hand-colored lithographic folios. He also relied primarily upon prepared specimens rather than the living birds to depict his subjects. Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming Birds (1849–61) is considered to be Gould’s masterpiece in both breadth and beauty.

Audubon's watercolor of a Connecticut Warbler

• American Crow
• American Robin
• American Sparrow Hawk
• Barn Owl
• Black-backed Gull
• Blue or White Bellied Swallow
• Canada Goose
• Canada Jay
• Connecticut Warbler
• Dusky Duck
• Eider Duck
• Fork-tailed Flycatcher
• Golden Eagle
• Golden-eye Duck
• Hooping Crane
• King Duck
• Le Petit Caporal
• Meadowlark
• Night Hawk
• Osprey
• Passenger Pigeon
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Raven
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak
• Rough-legged Falcon
• Ruffed Grouse
• Sea-side Finch
• Shoveller Duck
• Snowy Owl
• Velvet Duck
• Whip-poor-will
• White-headed Eagle

John Gould's Blue-throated Cazique - Plate 60

• Blue-throated Cazique (Plate 60)
• De Rham's Garnet (Plate 61)
• Porphyry-tailed Mango (Plate 81)
• Buff-tailed Velvet-breast (Plate 85)
• Buffon's Plumeleteer (Plate 89)
• Pied Jacobin (Plate115)
• Nouna-Koali (Plate 169)
• Gorgeted Sun Angel (Plate 243)
• Glowing Puff-leg (Plate 275)

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Spring 2013 ~ Opening Reception Event

Saturday, March 9, 2013

6:00 to 8:00 pm

Join natural history art expert Joel Oppenheimer at 7 PM for remarks about J. J. audubon as a watercolor artist in the field. Then, Robert A. Askins, Ph.D., Katharine Blunt Professor of Biology, Connecticut College, will speak on will speak on findings presented in his new book, Deep Time to the Near Future: The Prospect for Birds in the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Dr. Askins is nationally recognized for his research of the ecology of migratory birds and the impact of forest fragmentation on bird populations. 

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Please R.S.V.P. by email: 

greenwichcenter@audubon.org or voicemail: 203-869-5272 x239.

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30% of the Art Gallery proceeds benefit Audubon Greenwich's conservation mission.

For a gallery appointment or inquire about Audubon prints, please contact Jeff Cordulack at 203-869-5272 x239 or jcordulack@audubon.org

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About Joel Oppenheimer Galleries:

Established in 1969, the fine art galleries of Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. in Chicago and Charleston offer a stunning array of natural history art from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, as well as fine art framing, and complete conservation and restoration services.  As a natural history art gallery, Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. is dedicated to the connoisseurship of collecting and preserving the art of natural history and celebrating the contributions of the explorers who recorded the flora and fauna of the past three centuries.  Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. strives to provide collectors with an unsurpassed selection of the finest examples of prints and paintings from the golden age of natural history art including rare works by John James Audubon, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Dr. Robert Thornton, John Gould, Basilius Besler, and many others.  

Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.

About the premier exhibition...

“Exploring Audubon’s Art - Comparing Audubon’s Watercolors and Print editions”

December 1,2012 through February 28, 2013 

John James Audubon

J.J. Audubon's original osprey in watercolor

The first exhibition explored all the editions of Audubon's work in the Nineteenth Century, showing comparative examples of nine prints in the different versions, which are the Havell, Bien, Octavo and watercolor editions.  The subjects to be featured in the exhibit are the Osprey, the Great Blue Heron, the Carolina Parrot, the Gyr Falcon, the Great Egret, the Passenger Pigeon, the Louisiana Heron, the Ruby Throated Hummingbird and the Dusky Duck. Learn more about the Opening Exhibition.