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from $39
Fine-art House Finch plate in the Audubon style.
Each print is made to order. You can cancel within 12 hours of ordering, after which it goes into production and cannot be cancelled. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm.
A flush of raspberry across the head and breast. Streaked brown wings folded soft against the back. The House Finch perches among spring blossom in the warm, earth-bound palette of the Audubon tradition - rose madder, umber, the muted cream of an old plate. It is a small bird painted with great attention, the way the best naturalists once paid attention.
A male House Finch perched on a blossoming branch, head lifted, the red of him glowing against a quiet ground. The pose is intimate and ordinary, the moment any of us might see from a kitchen window. Rendered in a contemporary Audubon-inspired natural-history style, with a soft paper-grain finish so the surface reads like a true studio plate rather than a screen.
Unframed prints come on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm, a heavyweight cotton paper with a soft matte tooth that holds fine detail and deep, settled colour.
Framed prints are mounted and glazed in a classic moulding, printed on Enhanced Matte 200gsm. Choose your frame in black, white or natural. Each arrives ready to hang.
Three sizes, all in portrait or landscape depending on the plate: 8x10, 16x20 and 24x30 inches. Prints start from $39. Framed editions start from $99.
Hang it at eye level, where the bird meets your gaze rather than looks down on the room.
Keep it out of direct sun. Cotton papers and matte inks last for decades, but strong light is no friend to any print.
Group it with two or three other plates for a small Audubon-style wall, or let it stand alone above a desk or reading chair.
The House Finch is a familiar sight across much of North America, at feeders, on rooftops, in city hedges and back gardens alike. The male wears the red; the female is a plain streaked brown. That red comes from his diet, from the pigments in the seeds and fruit he eats, so the brightest males are often the best-fed. Originally a bird of the western states, it spread east through the twentieth century and is now one of the most widespread songbirds on the continent. Its song is a long, bright, tumbling warble, easy to hear once you know it.
A small bird, well loved, given the room it deserves on the wall.
Full field guide: /species/house-finch/
Each print is made to order through our global print partner and shipped from the production lab nearest you - allow a few days for printing plus local tracked delivery.
Each print is made to order. You can change or cancel it within 12 hours of ordering. After that it goes into production and can no longer be cancelled, though we will always put right anything that arrives damaged.
The available sizes (up to 24x30 inches) and any framed finishes are shown above. Choose yours before checkout.
Yes - each print is sized to fit standard frames. Framed finishes are offered on many prints.
Because each print is made to order, contact us within 14 days of delivery and we will put it right.
