John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862). Red Texan Wolf, Plate 82.

AUDUBON, John Woodhouse (American, 1812-1862).Red Texan Wolf, Plate 82. Oil on canvas.Circa 1845 for plate LXXXII in the Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (New York: J.J. Audubon, 1845-1849).25" x 30" canvas, 30" x 35" framed.Provenance: Chase Bank of Texas, Houston, Texas.Audubon's most important original oil painting relating to his time in Texas that has ever come on the market.Illustrated: Sarah E. Boehme. John James Audubon in the West: The Last Expedition Mammals of North America. New York: Harry Abrams, 2000, p. 66.A unique oil painting of the Red Texan Wolf was painted by John James Audubon's son John Woodhouse Audubon for the Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. Father and son visited Galveston and Houston in the Republic of Texas in 1837. They again visited Texas from 1845 to 1846, where Sam Houston hosted them. During both trips, John Woodhouse Audubon studied Texan Animals, and this magnificent oil painting is the result. This is Audubon's most important original oi