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Megacrex inepta, 1880

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11, item: 11a
Megacrex inepta
Megacrex inepta

Dates

  • Creation: 1880

Physical Description

Full sheet watercolor; chalk-charcoal-pastel (or crayon)

General

Papuan Flightless Rail [New-guinea flightless rail] Someone [who?] annotates "Megacrex inepte [sic] Dalb. Et Salv.", and Gould in red pastel, writes "Megacrix inepta . . . Albertis, New Guinea". Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Hart, William Matthew. May be a significant example of Gould taking his "conceptual sketch" to the ultimate: an almost finished colored drawing. It shows all his imperfections of style while also showing his sense of perspective, size and weight, and design.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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