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Martin Johnson Heade

1819

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Martin Johnson Heade was an American painter known for his salt marsh landscapes, seascapes, and depictions of hummingbirds, often depicted with orchids, as well as lotus blossoms and other still lifes. His painting style and subject matter, while derived from the romanticism of the time, are regarded by art historians as a significant departure from those of his peers.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (12)

Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth

1885 · Oil on canvas

38.6 × 61.8 cm (15 1/4 × 24 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

York Harbor, Coast of Maine

1877 · Oil on canvas

38.7 × 76.8 cm (15 1/4 × 30 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms

1875 · Oil on canvas

12 3/16 x 14 1/8 in. (31 x 35.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Newburyport Meadows

1873 · Oil on canvas

10 1/2 x 22 in. (26.7 x 55.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Apple Blossoms

1873 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 35.8 x 30.7 cm (14 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Orchid Blossoms

1873 · oil on canvas

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.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Hummingbird and Passionflowers

1872 · Oil on canvas

20 x 12 in. (50.8 x 30.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

High Tide on the Marshes

1872 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 38.3 x 76.3 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Point Judith, Rhode Island

1867 · oil on canvas

Framed: 97 x 153.5 x 14 cm (38 3/16 x 60 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Unframed: 72.3 x 128 cm (28 7/16 x 50 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Approaching Thunder Storm

1859 · Oil on canvas

28 x 44in. (71.1 x 111.8cm) Framed: 42 1/2 × 58 3/8 × 5 in. (108 × 148.3 × 12.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sailboat and Haystacks on Newbury Marsh

1850 · Black chalk on wove paper

Sight: 28.3 × 53.4 cm (11 3/16 × 21 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sketch for "Approaching Thunder Storm"

1819 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

8 11/16 x 11 1/2 in. (22.1 x 29.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Orchid Blossoms
1873 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
High Tide on the Marshes
1872 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Point Judith, Rhode Island
1867 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Apple Blossoms
1873 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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