John James Audubon - “Centennial Edition”
The “Centennial Edition” of John James Audubon’s Double Elephant Folio is created in tribute to the 100-year celebration of The National Audubon Society. We are sure Mr. Audubon joins us in spirit as we honor his legacy and the wonderful non-profit organization so fittingly named and committed to its mission in conservation and restoration of our precious ecosystems.

John James Audubon’s ambition and career has been hailed genius and is exemplified in his artistic creativity and historical consequence of capturing the reality of our nation’s wildlife in the early 19th century. The significance of his life’s accomplishments has given us one of our most revered national heirlooms. The “Centennial Edition” achieves this importance as a new generation in being a genuine art connoisseur’s possession.

The “Centennial Edition” is only the third comprehensive collection produced in 178 years since Audubon himself created the original, “Birds of America.” Of notable significance is that the “Centennial Edition” is the first edition to be meticulously restored embracing the detail and brilliance emerging as when they were first revealed to art patrons in 1827. The “Centennial Edition” is created with extraordinary care to every vital characteristic of the original masterpiece’s coloration, image and paper size. More importantly, the new edition is entirely conceived with archival processes and materials to meet the most stringent requirements and carry a lifetime guarantee, unlike the originals. This is a formidable quality to be valued, affording not only years of viewing enjoyment, but prospective appreciation.

The “Centennial Edition” is published under the auspices of The National Audubon Society with each image bearing their stately embossed logo thus bestowing a contribution to their admirable cause. Subscribers to the “Centennial Edition” can be assured these assets bring forth a realistic collectable prominence and definitive quality of art. The “Centennial Edition” is strictly limited to only two hundred of each image worldwide.

The “Centennial Edition” like the original, “The Birds of America,” Double Elephant Folio is comprised of all 435 images painted by Audubon. The 435 images depict 1,065 birds and each rendering of each species is painted life-size, an extraordinary reality. Of the 435 images there are three distinctive plate sizes referred to as a full plate, a half plate and a quarter plate. Each plate size in the Folio is limited in quantity to 87, 87, and 261 respectively. Each image bears a plate number in the upper right hand corner. The plate numbers in the “Centennial Edition” are the same as in the “The Birds of America.” It is our practice to interchange the word image for plate thus, this will follow suit as we continue. Consequently, you can reference our image number in any collector’s guide, or authoritative chronicle and identify the same image as in “The Birds of America.”

Subscribers will receive with each image, a Certificate of Authenticity, John James Audubon Biography, a copy of the original Ornithology of the particular bird species as written by Audubon, and a guide on “Caring for Your Fine Art.” In addition, the limited edition images will be cosseted in an archival sleeve.

The John James Audubon “Centennial Edition” is an extraordinary accomplishment in today’s art world that is destined to become a renowned and significantly respected masterpiece for future generations.

View the first five released images of this collection