Description
André, a Rainbow Lorikeet, lives with a sweet old lady named Fayette. Fayette had a dog for a long time, but he passed away, and she adopted André when she was feeling lonely. André is almost identical to the puppy she lost. He loves to be pet and loved on and is very loyal. One day, Fayette had a guest visit. She spent several hours talking with her guest and forgot that she had left André's cage open. When her guest left, she couldn't find André anywhere. She looked for hours, only to see that she had earlier opened her window in her bedroom. Fayette was distraught, and every morning since she has left her window open in the hopes that André will find his way home. ---
The artwork depicted and named “The Lost Parrots” represents a series of 20 parrots, hand-selected from the ornithological works of Francois Levaillant. Dated to the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, these black and white representations of the original illustrations are an ode to Jimmy Buffett’s “Parrothead” brand. These 20 parrots have lost their way in The City of Light, for one reason or another, and are trying to find their way back home.
See more of the art here: [collision.art/lostparrots](https://collision.art/lostparrots)
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About the Artist: Francois Levaillant was a naturalist, born to a rich merchant and French consul to Dutch Guyana. A celebrity in his own right, Levaillant was more than just a naturalist. He was also an author, a zoological collector, an explorer, and a noted ornithologist.
Born in 1753, Levaillant collected insects, caterpillars, and animals, but he was most famous for his arrangement and study in ornithology, the branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds.
Tri-lingual in Dutch, German, and French, he later applied an ordering system, that he created as a child for his collection of insects, to his collection of birds, many of which he killed himself. In his identification of each bird, or species of birds, he often used French names, some of which are used today. Between 1799 and 1808, Levaillant wrote a six-volume _Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux d’Afrique_ that described the habits and appearance of the thousands of specimens of birds he collected and studied.
Levaillant’s contributions to ornithology, specifically avifauna in South Africa, are profoundly influential. As such, many African bird names and descriptions pay homage to the most famous ornithologist of the 1700’s.
Sale Terms: Purchasing the ownership rights to the “Lost Parrots” Jimmy Buffett Autographed Guitar underlying asset requires one of the following conditions to be met:
Option A: The payment (using ETH) of $150,000 USD equivalent. The ETH to USD posted price will be adjusted at least 2x per year.
Or
Option B: If unsold by Option A prior, via a 90-day smart contract declining bid auction beginning on December 20, 2031 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time.
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