Artwork
Ligurinus chloris (Greenfinch)
Ligurinus chloris (Greenfinch) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist H.C. Richter. It dates from 1842 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Ligurinus chloris (Greenfinch) is a hand-colored lithograph created by H.C. Richter in 1842.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts three greenfinches on a branch with red berries, including two adults beside a nest containing two chicks. The detailed illustration conveys a sense of life and naturalism.
Technique & Style
Richter employed careful shading and hand-coloring to achieve a lifelike representation of the birds and their surroundings, capturing the subtleties of their yellow and olive-toned feathers and the intricate details of the leaves.
Artist & collection
Helianthea eos (Golden Star-frontlet)
Golden-winged Warbler and Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler and Mourning Warbler
Little Tyrant Flycatcher, Small-Headed Flycatcher, Blue Mountain Warbler, Bartram's Vireo, Short-Legged Pewee, and Rocky Mountain Flycatcher
Audubon's Warbler, Hermit Warbler and Black-throated Gray Warbler
Yellow Red-Poll Warbler
Arkansaw Siskin, Mealy Red-poll, Louisiana Tanager, Townsend's Finch and Buff-breasted Finch
Yellow-crown Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Children's Warbler
Carbonated Warbler
Green Black-Capt Flycatcher