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Purple Finch fine-art print in the Audubon tradition. The raspberry-red finch of northern forests, drawn on archival Hahnemuhle cotton rag.
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.
The Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is not purple. The male’s head and breast are a deep raspberry-red that Peterson described as having been dipped in juice. The name comes from purpureus in the Latin sense - the word covered crimson and blood-red as well as purple, and the bird’s colour falls in that range. The female is heavily streaked brown with a strong facial pattern, different enough from the male that paired birds at a feeder do not obviously belong to the same species.
The Purple Finch is the one the House Finch is confused with across the eastern United States. They overlap in range in winter. The Purple Finch is the larger, more heavily built bird, the red deeper and extending further across the back, the facial pattern more distinct on the female. It breeds in northern conifer forest and appears at feeders in cold months, often in waves that arrive and disappear over a week.
The Audubon plate shows the male in an upright perched posture, the raspberry-red at full depth on the head and breast, the streaked wing and back visible above the red.
Unframed prints come on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm, a heavyweight cotton rag with a soft matte surface and true archival life. The surface holds fine lines and subtle colour gradients without glare, which matters for Audubon-tradition work where the cream ground needs to read as paper, not as a white field. The framed option is set in a classic moulding, glazed and ready to hang, in black, white or natural.
Three sizes: 8x10, 16x20 and 24x30 inches, framed or unframed. Prints from $39. Framed from $99.
A high-resolution digital download is also available if you would rather print it yourself.
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.
