Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)

Martin Johnson Heade

At the time he created this work, Martin Johnson Heade had made three trips to Central and South America. As an outgrowth of these experiences, he made a large number of paintings of birds and flowers, especially orchids, in a tropical setting.

Exhibition of the Month: Flowers in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-June 5, 1952).

Exhibition of the Month: Flowers in Art

Horticulture Motifs in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 9-April 24, 1955).

Horticulture Motifs in Art

Near-Looking: A Close-Focus Look at a Basic Thread of American Art. Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, DeKalb, IL (organizer) (October 27-November 22, 1974).

Near-Looking: A Close-Focus Look at a Basic Thread of American Art

American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (organizer) (July 7-November 1, 1979).

American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art

Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum

Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009).

Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique 

The Unity of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and the Americas. The Americas Society, New York, NY (organizer) (April 29-July 26, 2014).

The Unity of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and the Americas

Near-Looking. Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, Dekalb, IL (October 27-November 22, 1974).

American Paintings, 1825-1915, from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (July 7-November 1, 1979).

A Nation's Legacy, 150 Years of American Art from Ohio Collections. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (organizer) (January 19-March 15, 1992); the Isetan Museum, Tokyo (April 9-May 5, 1992); the Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi, Japan (May 12- June 21, 1992); the Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Ar, Fukushima, Japan, (June 27-August 2, 1992); the Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Takamatsu, Japan (August 7-September 6, 1992); Daimaru Museum Umeda, Osaka, Japan (September 23-October 5, 1992).

A vertically oriented oil painting depicts a large, pale-lavender orchid with a ruffled, deep-pink center hanging from a thick green vine. The blossom dominates the upper right. In the lower left, a small hummingbird with a purple throat perches on a branch. Below, a dark, misty jungle recedes toward distant mountains under a hazy blue-green sky. Light highlights the delicate orchid petals against the shadowy, earthy landscape and lush foliage.

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