Megacrex inepta, 1880
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