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Martin Johnson Heade

Artist

WA-00044358

PaintingHudson River School

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ3123472

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Painting, Sculpture, Prints

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

No image

Romantic Painting in America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943–1944

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1 cross-verified · 0 single-source

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Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=28788
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

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Movement

Hudson River School

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (13)

Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth

1890 · oil on canvas

overall: 38.4 x 61.5 cm (15 1/8 x 24 3/16 in.) framed: 65.4 x 87.6 x 7.9 cm (25 3/4 x 34 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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

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

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

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

Sunlight and Shadow: The Newbury Marshes

1871 · oil on canvas

overall: 30.5 x 67.3 cm (12 x 26 1/2 in.) framed: 54.29 × 90.49 × 7.94 cm (21 3/8 × 35 5/8 × 3 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds

1871 · oil on wood

overall: 34.8 x 45.6 cm (13 11/16 x 17 15/16 in.) framed: 63.8 x 74.6 x 8.9 cm (25 1/8 x 29 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)

National Gallery 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

View of Marshfield

1866 · oil on canvas

overall: 39.05 × 76.84 cm (15 3/8 × 30 1/4 in.) framed: 76.2 × 114.3 × 13.97 cm (30 × 45 × 5 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Jersey Meadows at Sunset

1866 · oil on canvas

14 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Rio de Janeiro Bay

1864 · oil on canvas

overall: 45.5 x 91.1 cm (17 15/16 x 35 7/8 in.) framed: 70.2 x 115.9 x 12.1 cm (27 5/8 x 45 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

National Gallery 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

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Artwork sources (4)

13 published of 13 catalogued · 13 with image

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

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

Record

Images

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Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Movements1

Hudson River School

Collections5

Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

New York · 1976

Group Exhibition Painting, Sculpture, Prints

New York · 1944

Group Exhibition Romantic Painting in America

New York · 1943