Search results for: “Martin Heade”
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Eye Candy for Today: Martin Heade orchid
Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, Martin Johnson Heade, oil on wood, 14 x 18 in. (35 x 46 cm), in the collection of the National Gallery of art, DC. which has a large downloadable image. Though he also painted wonderful landscapes, Martin Heade’s standout subjects are his portrayals of exotic flowers and birds. Here, he…
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Eye Candy for Today: Martin Johnson Heade – Magnolias on Gold Velvet Cloth
Magnolias on Gold Velvet Cloth, Martin Johnson Heade Oil on canvas, roughy 15 x 24 inches (54 x 77 cm) Link is to Wikimedia Commons page with access to high a resolution image. There is also a zoomable version on the Google Art Project. The original is in the collection of The Museum of Fine…
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Martin Johnson Heade
Nineteenth century American painter Martin Johnson Heade painted landscapes, seascapes, still life and the occasional portrait, but is best known for his paintings of tropical birds, particularly hummingbirds, perched amid orchids and other exotic flowers. These he painted in almost diorama-like compositions, usually set against backgrounds of mist shrouded tropical forest. The overall effect is…
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Eye Candy for Today: Heade’s meadows
Newburyport Meadows, Martin Johnson Heade In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Heade’s luminous view of a meadow after a storm is not as large as you might assume from the reproductions; it’s 10 inches high by 22 wide ( 27 x 56 cm). See my post on Martin Johnson Heade.
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Brooklyn Museum on Google Art Project
The Brooklyn Museum, as I reported back in 2010, is a terrific and underrated museum of art and artifacts that exists in the shadow of larger and better known museums in Manhattan. The museum’s collection contains superb examples of American and European painting, some of which you can now view online in glorious detail by…