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Orchid Blossoms

1873

Martin Johnson Heade

(American, 1819–1904)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 47.6 x 40 x 7 cm (18 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 38.1 x 30.6 cm (15 x 12 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1915.461
Public Domain
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Did You Know?

Ten years after painting Orchid Blossoms, artist Martin Johnson Heade married at the age of 64.

Description

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.

Orchid Blossoms

1873

Martin Johnson Heade

(American, 1819–1904)
America

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