Orchid Blossoms
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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Orchid Blossoms

1873
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904) visual detail
ArtistMartin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)
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Provenance

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Provenance

Hinman B. Hurlbut, Cleveland, OH, by 1878; his bequest to CMA, 1915.

Source provenance text

Hinman B. Hurlbut, Cleveland, OH, by 1878; his bequest to CMA, 1915.

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Exhibitions

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Source exhibition text

Exhibition of the Month: Flowers in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-June 5, 1952). Horticulture Motifs in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 9-April 24, 1955). 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). American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (organizer) (July 7-November 1, 1979). Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991). Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009). The Unity of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and the Americas. The Americas Society, New York, NY (organizer) (April 29-July 26, 2014). 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).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

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.

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Evidence state

Observed sales: 0 · Comparable Sales: 0 · Provenance: 1 · Exhibitions: 7.

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