Parrots In Art

Sideblog where I repost any art I see with parrots in it

[polkadotmotmot]

Kimberly Dow - Artisanal, Obviously, 2026 - Oil on ABS panel

[bastrod]

Totocalli

[seraphica]

Biodiversity Reclamation Suits for Urban Pigeons

Artist Laurel Roth Hope takes a unique approach to commemorating lost avian species, by designing and crocheting outfits that represent extinct birds, but are sized to fit a common city pigeon.

Seychelles Parakeet

Great Auk

Passenger Pigeon

Guadalupe Caracara

Carolina Parakeet

Dodo

Bachman's Warbler

Heath Hens

Cuban Red Macaw

Ivory Billed Woodpecker

Paradise Parrot

[everydaylouie]

earthside assistance

[arinewman7]

Courtship

George Keyt

[arthistoryanimalia]

#MetalMonday:

Cast Cockatoo-form Inkwell

19th c., probably English

Patinated form with hinged head & polished beak; H 6 in.

Via Bonhams

[soul-luminnous-eyes]

Tian Shiguang, 1916-1999

Parrot and Cat, 1943, Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 111.5x52.5 cm (Christie's)

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldDolphinDay 🐬:

Johanna Hildebrandt (Australia, b.1950)

Dolphins at Play, 1994

oil on board, 49 x 58cm

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Paul Jouve (France, 1878-1973)

Perroquet, c.1935

Oil on mounted paper w/ oval support, H 93 x W 65 cm

🆔 Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

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Emile Gallé (France, 1846-1904)

Parrot Cameo Glass Vase, c.1900

H 21 in. (53.3 cm)

🆔 Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Via Christie’s

[arthistoryanimalia]

William Patrick Roberts (UK, 1895–1980)

The Cockatoos, 1958

Oil on canvas, 813 x 508 mm

Tate T00196

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#TwoForTuesday :

Elizabeth Norton (USA, 1887-1985)

Blue Macaw, 1928

Color woodcut on tissue-thin Japan paper, 245x130 mm / 9⅝x5⅛ in.

Red Macaw, 1928

Color woodcut on tissue-thin Japan paper, 243x130 mm / 9½x5⅛ in.

Via Swann Galleries

Bonus #TwoForTuesday :

Elizabeth Norton (USA, 1887-1985) Two Parrots (Cockatoos), 1922

Woodblock print, H 6.5 x W 4.5 in.

Via Invaluable

[arthistoryanimalia]

Pretty poster! 🥰

Maxwell Ashby Armfield (UK, 1881-1972)

GO TO KEW, 1915

Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd.

Lithograph in colours, backed on linen; 29½ x 19½in. (75 x 49cm.)

Via Christie’s

[arthistoryanimalia]

“A rare Soviet Porcelain Figure of a Lady with a Parrot (Cockatoo),” 1922

The State Porcelain Factory, Petrograd, USSR, after a model by Natalia Danko & Vasily Kuznetsov

H 8 1⁄4 in. (21 cm)

Via Christie’s

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For #FashionFriday :

Dressing gown (Saut de lit). Engraving by Gerda Wegener (Denmark, 1886-1940), Paris, Journal des Dames et des Modes, 20 July 1914 (no. 78). Chester Beatty Library WEp 0958

🆔 The model’s feathered friend - a perfect match for her gown! - is a Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna).

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🪶 Genera avium Brussels: V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, 1905-1914. Original source Image description: Illustration from “Genera avium” (1905-1914) showing a central parrot with detailed green, red, and blue plumage perched on a branch. Surrounding it are eight colored bird head profiles and isolated colored feather sections, highlighting distinctive feather patterns and textures. The composition emphasizes the vibrant, varied feathers and beak shapes of the Loridae family, showcasing both whole and detailed feather parts with rich reds, greens, yellows, and blues, illustrating ornithological diversity.