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Art History Animalia 1d ago

For International #BatAppreciationDay 🦇 on a #FrogFriday 🐸:
Charley Harper (USA, 1922-2007)
#Bat, #Bullfrog, and Bonfire, 1968
Glow-in-the-dark lithograph, image 15 x 8 in.
https://www.charleyharperartstudio.com/bat-bullfrog-bonfire.html

Plazi Species 1d ago

#NewSpecies!
New treefrog from #mexico just jumped in:

Charadrahyla viruela

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/15CCDCC6-CB78-57AD-A717-EE3C5B1D1458
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e184954
#Herpetozoa #CharadrahylaViruela

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs #treefrogs

Art History Animalia Apr 11

#FrogFriday 🐸:
Bernard Buffet (France, 1928-1999)
1. Crapaud sur un nénuphar, 1956
oil on canvas, 50.5 x 65.3 cm
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/art-impressionniste-et-moderne-evening-sale/crapaud-sur-un-nenuphar
2. Le Crapaud, 1960
drypoint etching on BFK Rives paper, 53.5 x 67.5 cm
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5635743

Plazi Species Apr 10

#NewSpecies!
New horned toad from #china just jumped in:

Jingophrys zhaoermii

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AB4787EE-BB55-205F-2AE6-7D5E2EBAFB99
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5763.4.6
#Zootaxa #JingophrysZhaoermii

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs #toads

Art History Animalia Apr 4

#FrogFriday 🐸:
#Frog Door Knocker, 1935
Designed by Gertrude Hermes (UK, 1901-83); made by Henry Hope & Sons, Birmingham
Cast brass, L 18.0 x W 11.8 x H 5.0 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum M.57-1981 https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93054/door-knocker-hermes-gertrude-ra/
#ArtDeco #WomenArtists

Jonathan Littlewood Apr 3

My wife's latest creation - a batik tree frog appliqué cushion.

#frogFriday #appliqué

Art History Animalia Mar 28

#FrogFriday 🐸:
A Lake with #Frogs
Mewar, North India, c.1720
Gouache heightened with gold on paper
Painting 7½ x 7 in. (19 x 17.6 cm); folio 10¼ x 8½ in. (26 x 21.6 cm)
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5722717
#IndianArt

Plazi Species Mar 27

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #brazil just jumped in:

Ischnocnema rubridactyla

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E7E621-4972-E25E-98C8-FE2AFE3ED169
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5768.4.3
#Zootaxa #IschnocnemaRubridactyla

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs

Plazi Species Mar 27

#NewSpecies!
New torrent frog from #china just jumped in:

Amolops guangzhouensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038687E7-FFB3-FFFE-0BA0-F966FC85ACA4
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5750.2.8
#Zootaxa #AmolopsGuangzhouensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs

Art History Animalia Mar 21

For both #WorldFrogDay + #WorldSparrowDay today:
Cloisonne Enamel Plate (with #Sparrows & #Frogs )
Japan, late Meiji Era (late 19th - early 20th c).
Dia. 12 in.
https://mta-sts.antiquearena.com/lot/67840?auction_item_id=298
#JapaneseArt #BirdsInArt #FrogFriday