Tuesday, May 15, 2012

BASIL EDE - BIRDS




 pa BasilEde 32 Bee Eater, Автор: Ede, Basil



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Basil Ede (1931— 2016) was an English wildlife artist specialising in avian portraiture, noted for the ornithological precision of his paintings.

The first one-man exhibition of Basil Ede's work was held at the Rowland Ward Gallery in London in 1958. Further one man exhibitions followed at London's Tryon Gallery in 1960 and 1962.

In 1964, Ede became the first living artist to be honoured with a one-man show at the National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington D.C. The event was sponsored by the British Embassy, the English Speaking Union and the National Audubon Society.

In 1965, Ede's first book, "Birds of Town and Village" was published by Country Life Books, featuring thirty six plates of his work in full colour. The publication features a foreword written by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and text by ornithologist W. D. Campbell, republished by Chartwell Books in 2004.

In 1966, 1971 and 1979 one man exhibitions of Ede's work were held at the Kennedy Galleries in New York. In 1971 Ede was commissioned by Walter Annenberg, then serving as United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James, to paint a series of eastern Pennsylvanian birds for his private collection. Also in 1971, a chance encounter with another American collector, Jack Warner, led to the commissioning of "The Wild Birds of America" series.

In 1991, the book "Wild birds of America - the Art of Basil Ede" was published by Harry N. Abrams, featuring 103 colour reproductions from the Wild Birds of America series, as well as reproductions from Ede's field notes and sketches. In his foreword, Prince Philip, himself a collector of Ede's work, ranked the English painter among the world's great wildlife artists.

Following a severe stroke in 1989, Ede was left with his right arm paralysed and taught himself to paint with his left hand instead. "I lost the use of my right side completely and I couldn't speak." he later told Nigel Reynolds in an interview for the Daily Telegraph in November 1999. He switched his chosen medium from watercolour to oils. Within a year he was once again painting competently and within three he was able to paint in considerable detail. In May 1992, some of Ede's new works in oils were exhibited at the Tryon and Morland Gallery in London as part of their "Twenty years in Cork Street" show. Also in 1992, Ede was honoured with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina. In July 1993, the Wimborne Arts Festival (Dorset, UK) chose to honour Ede with a one-man exhibition of his work in oils.

Basil Ede was one of the founder members of the Society of Wildlife Artists and an honorary trustee of Ducks Unlimited (a wildfowl and wetland conservation organisation) in the United States He was also a life member and supporter of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Basil Ede died on 29 September 2016, at the age of eighty five, following a short illness. He is survived by his wife, and two sons. 





 EdeBasil-TheBlackbird-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-ThePiedAndGreyWagtail-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheRookAndTheCarrionCrow-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 04 LittleOwl, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 55 BlackRedstart, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheMarshAndCoalTit-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheBlueAndGreatTit-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheChiffchaff-WillowWarblerAndWhitethroat-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 02 Blackcap, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 05 WillowWarbler&Chiffchaff, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheBullfinch-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 08 BlueTit, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 06 Bullfinch, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 10 PiedFlycatcher, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 03 Goldfinch, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 21 TreeSparrow&HouseSparrow, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 31 SongThrush, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 38 SpottedFlycatcher, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheGoldcrestAndSpottedFlycatcher-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 19 Hoopoe, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 27 Nightingale, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 09 Cuckoo, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheSkylark-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 12 Chaffinch, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 11 Greenfinch, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheGreenfinchAndTheLinnet-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


  
 pa BasilEde 01 Hawfinch, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 37 Redstart, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 26 Whitethroat, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 22 Kingfisher, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 18 GreyWagtail, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 20 MuteSwan, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 07 Mallard, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 23 GreaterCrestedGrebe, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 13 CanadaGoose, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 70 White FrontedGoose, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheDunnockAndRobin-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 28 GreatSpottedWoodpecker, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheChaffinch-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 17 PiedWagtail, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 15 Jay, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 14 Lapwing, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 33 GreatTit, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 45 Blackbird, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 46 HouseMartin, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 39 GreenWoodpecker, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 41 Long TailedTit, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheMagpie-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 25 Swallow, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 30 MistleThrush, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 63 Waxwing, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 42 Skylark, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 29 GoldenOriole, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheHouseAndTreeSparrow-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 43 Yellowhammer, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 64 Siskin, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 44 LesserSpottedWoodpecker, Автор: Ede, Basil


  EdeBasil-TheJay-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheBlackcapAndGardenWarbler-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheSongthrushAndMistleThrush-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheStarling-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 40 CoalTit, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheTreeCreeperAndNuthatch-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 52 Nuthatch, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheGoldfinch-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 50 Bluethroat, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 59 Pheasant, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 62 Goldecrest, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 49 Treecreeper, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheJackdaw-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 51 TawnyOwl, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheLongTailedTit-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 56 Robin, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 61 Snipe, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 65 BeardedTit, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 54 Redwing, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 66 Teal, Автор: Ede, Basil


 EdeBasil-TheRedwingAndFieldfare-sj, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 67 Firecrest, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 53 Fieldfare, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 57 Wren, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 68 GreyHeron, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 69 Goldeneye, Автор: Ede, Basil
 

 pa BasilEde 60 Kestrel, Автор: Ede, Basil 



  pa BasilEde 48 Osprey, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 47 Woodcock, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 36 TuftedDuck, Автор: Ede, Basil
 

 pa BasilEde 24 Puffin, Автор: Ede, Basil


pa BasilEde 58 Pintail, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 35 Avocet, Автор: Ede, Basil


 pa BasilEde 34 RedGrouse, Автор: Ede, Basil


  pa BasilEde 16 BarnOwl, Автор: Ede, Basil