The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 21, 2026

A horizontally oriented sepia-toned photograph depicts a bird's nest with five eggs clustered together against a background of dried vegetation. Small, light-colored eggs with dark speckles rest inside the cup-shaped nest woven from fine grasses. Withered leaves and long, spindly blades of grass crisscross the composition to create dense textures. Warm shades of tan and brown unify the monochromatic scene.

Yellowhammer Nest with Eggs

1900s

Richard Tepe

(Netherlandish, 1864–1952)
Netherlands
gelatin silver print on printing-out paper
Image: 11.7 x 16.5 cm (4 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2007.129
Location: Not on view
  • Simon Lowinsky, New York, NY
    David Raymond [b.1979], New York, NY
    2007-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E. Hinson, Ian Walker, and Lisa Kurzner. Forbidden Games: Surrealist and Modernist Photography : the David Raymond Collection in the Cleveland Museum of Art. 2014. Reproduced: p. 161, no. 115; reproduced and mentioned: p. 237.
  • Forbidden Games: Surrealist and Modernist Photography. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2014-January 11, 2015).
  • {{cite web|title=Yellowhammer Nest with Eggs|url=false|author=Richard Tepe|year=1900s|access-date=21 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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