Gerald Thayer

Recto: Snipe

Verso: (Study of Snipe with Bright Orange Feathers)

c. 1895–1901

A lifelike painting of a dead long-billed shorebird lying on its side with detailed feathers.
A lifelike painting of a dead long-billed shorebird lying on its side with detailed feathers.

Recto

Not on view

Date
c. 1895–1901

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 5 7/16 in. (32.1 × 13.8 cm)

Accession number
71.193a-b

Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. G. Macculloch Miller

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/3040



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