Wryneck on a Branch | Yale University Art Gallery

1700–1701

This rendering of a wryneck, a type of woodpecker, bears the signature of Ali Naqi. It is one of only seven paintings signed by this artist, whose father and brother were also well-known painters.

Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: without mounting: 5 9/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.2 × 10.4 cm)
with mounting: 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (29.8 × 24.7 cm)
Credit Line: The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
Accession Number: 2001.138.8
Geography: Iran
Culture: Iranian/Persian, Islamic
Period: Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
Classification: Paintings
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Provenance

Sale Collection Sevadjian, Paris, November, 1960, lot 43; sold Vera M. MacDonald and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass., November, 1960; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

animal art

Subject

branch wrynecks

Marks

2 seals at top, looking like smudges;

Signed

signed and dated

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