The above is a photo of a lithograph by John Gould (information link below). It was emailed to me by the gallery exhibiting and selling some of his work this week. Having bought a couple of lithographs from this gallery over the years, we were on their mailing list so I thought it was an extraordinary cooincidence to receive an invitation that featured this famous picture of a red-tailed black cockatoo just days after I had acquired Wantok. As I had paid a small fortune for her, I now wondered if it might have been wiser to simply buy a picture – this picture.
I’m not stupid, but I am a bit naive. Wantok cost a bit, but guess what this picture was priced at?
$27,500AUS
I think I’ll just frame the invitation picture!
Or maybe not; after all, I have the real thing – I have Wantok!
http://australianmuseum.net.au/The-Gould-League-of-Bird-Lovers
jmgoyder 
I wonder if they’ll take a check. 🙂
I think it’s been sold – alas, I wanted it so much!
I love birds, and I love art, but that picture is EXPENSIVE!!!! Way over my budget, but gorgeous.
I thought it might be a good investment, but I didn’t have the $!
I get a fine show of nature’s art through my kitchen window every day at a very modest price. I will stick to that. Thank you for visiting my blog.
Yes, nothing like the real thing!