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Coral Buntings and Their Nest in a Holly Tree

Harry Bright

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a round bird's nest with two small birds perched around it, surrounded by spiky, green holly leaves with red berries. The color palette includes earthy browns and whites of the birds, vibrant green of the holly leaves, and touches of red from the berries, against a soft, muted background. The nest is centrally placed with one bird perched near the top right of the nest and the other to the bottom left.

Artwork Details

Date
1878
Medium
watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
3622 × 4294 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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