Mooie kunstdruk van Merels door Basil Ede. Grootte 28,5 bij 22,5 cm. In perfecte staat.

Basil Ede (12 February 1931—29 September 2016) was an English wildlife artist specialising in avian portraiture, noted for the ornithological precision of his paintings.
Basil Ede was born 12 February 1931 in Surrey. Ede's interest in drawing began early in life. As a schoolboy growing up during the Second World War, he filled his exercise books with sketches of military aircraft and caricatures of his school teachers. He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead. He later attended Kingston School of Art. However, in 1949, he was called up for military service in the British Army.
Initially he trained as a Gunner with The Royal Artillery, but after being selected to attend the Mons Officer Cadet School he was commissioned into the RASC, serving as Second Lieutenant and then Lieutenant . On leaving the army at the end of 1951, Ede joined the Merchant Navy, and he set sail on his maiden voyage as a purser on board Orient Line's Empire Orwell in early 1952. The ship's established route was between Southampton and Japan, via Suez, Aden, Columbo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Pusan. In addition to these duties, the ship was at this time deployed to help transport British troops and equipment to and from the Korean War. Ede was to become fascinated by the Far East and in particular by its art. This was undoubtedly to have an influence on his later work. Coming ashore for good, Ede joined Cunard Line as a young executive in 1956. By now he spent most of his spare time painting and negotiating with galleries and publishers. His employers, far from being annoyed, actually commissioned him to design a series of covers for their first class menu cards on the RMS Queen Elizabeth and RMS Queen Mary. In 1964 Ede left Cunard and became a full time artist.

De merel (Turdus merula) is een middelgrote zangvogel uit de familie lijsters (Turdidae). Het is een inheemse broedvogel in Europa, Azië en Noord-Afrika en een algemeen voorkomende standvogel in de meer gematigde delen van zijn verspreidingsgebied. De merel is geïntroduceerd in delen van Noord- en Zuid-Amerika, Zuid-Afrika, Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland. In het totale leefgebied van de merel worden een aantal ondersoorten onderscheiden, al worden enkele Aziatische ondersoorten soms beschouwd als volle soorten.
Het mannetje is overwegend zwart en heeft een gele oogring en snavel. In het broedseizoen is zijn melodieuze zang in het grootste deel van Europa 's ochtends en 's avonds te horen. Het vrouwtje en de juveniel zijn meer gecamoufleerd dankzij een donkerbruin verenkleed. Beide geslachten zijn territoriaal in hun broedgebied in bossen en tuinen. De merel is omnivoor en voedt zich met insecten, aardwormen, bessen, vruchten en slakken.

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