#BookRecommendation for #WorldOstrichDay: Raphael's Ostrich by Una Roman D’Elia (2016) (which, despite the name, doesn't only focus on Renaissance ostriches but also offers a broad survey of ostrich iconography going back to ancient Egypt)
Today is also #WorldOstrichDay! Here's Picasso's ostrich:
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) The Ostrich (L'Autruche) Plate XVI from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle) 1936, published 1942 aquatint and drypoint from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints Dimensions: composition (irreg.): 10 7/16 x 8 9/16" (26.5 x 21.8 cm); page: 14 3/16 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm) Publisher: Fabiani, Paris Printer: Lacourière, Paris Edition: 226 Museum of Modern Art, New York
Credit: The Louis E. Stern Collection, MoMA object number 976.1964.16 © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York [educational use]
