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Two European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) on a branch, with green, red, yellow and turquoise plumage and long black bills. Vivid strokes of colour on white. Drawing by Francesco Munari.
Two European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) on a branch, with green, red, yellow and turquoise plumage and long black bills. Vivid strokes of colour on white.

Birds

Bee-eaters

Artist
Francesco Munari
Series
Birds
Type
Original drawing
Availability
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Medium
Pen, pencils and acrylic paint

From the “Birds” series. Portraits of birds in pen, pencil and acrylic paint: raptors, songbirds, tropical and water birds, studied feather by feather.

A drawing by Francesco Munari, an Italian artist born in Mezzolombardo (Trento) in 1972 who works in pen, pencils and acrylic paint. Original hand drawing; for information about this work or for a similar commission, write to the artist.

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Two black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) back to back on a wooden post, with blue caps and wings, pale grey breasts and orange legs. White ground. Drawing by Francesco Munari.
Night heronsTwo black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) back to back on a wooden post, with blue caps and wings, pale grey breasts and orange legs. White ground.
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in profile on a thin branch, with a bright orange breast, olive brown back and pale grey belly. Hatching on a grey ground. Drawing by Francesco Munari.
RobinRobin (Erithacus rubecula) in profile on a thin branch, with a bright orange breast, olive brown back and pale grey belly. Hatching on a grey ground.
Bird with a blue back and head, pinkish breast and a dark tail, perched on a thin black branch. Soft, blended colour on a pale grey ground. Drawing by Francesco Munari.
Blue bird on a branchBird with a blue back and head, pinkish breast and a dark tail, perched on a thin black branch. Soft, blended colour on a pale grey ground.
Pelican resting on the water, with a crested head and a long bill shaded blue and red, and a dark brown body in dense hatching. Pale ground. Drawing by Francesco Munari.
PelicanPelican resting on the water, with a crested head and a long bill shaded blue and red, and a dark brown body in dense hatching. Pale ground.
Head of a white bird with a feathery neck, a blue eye and a long red bill pointing down to the left. Light grey shading on a pale ground. Drawing by Francesco Munari.
HeronHead of a white bird with a feathery neck, a blue eye and a long red bill pointing down to the left. Light grey shading on a pale ground.
Barn owl (Tyto alba) in profile on a dark perch, with a white facial disc and a golden and brown back, with softly blended wings. Soft colour on a pale ground. Drawing by Francesco Munari.
Barn owlBarn owl (Tyto alba) in profile on a dark perch, with a white facial disc and a golden and brown back, with softly blended wings. Soft colour on a pale ground.