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Photography by Dwight Primiano
Snowcap
Photography by Dwight Primiano

Snowcap

Artist (1819 - 1904)
Dateca. 1863-1864
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions12 1/4 × 10 in. (31.1 × 25.4 cm)
Framed: 19 in. × 17 in. × 4 1/2 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.96
Accession number 2006.96
On View
On view
Provenance(probably) to Sir Morton Peto [1809-1889], London, England; (country auction, England, before 1939); purchased by Lord Kenneth Clark [1903-1983], England, before 1939; to James Clark [b. 1960] (his grandson), England; to (Alex Reid & Lefevre Ltd, London, England); to (Hirschl & Adler, New York, NY); to (Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, NY), by 1981; purchased by Alex and Marie Manoogian Foundation, Taylor, MI; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
Label TextObsessed with hummingbirds from a young age, Martin Johnson Heade traveled to Brazil in 1863-64 to study and depict the birds in their natural setting, because a majority of the species could only be found there. Titling his series of paintings “The Gems of Brazil,” Heade used brilliant colors to show the jewellike beauty of the birds’ feathers.

Obsesionado con los colibríes desde una temprana edad, Martin Johnson Heade viajó a Brasil en 1863-64 para estudiar y representar los pájaros en su entorno natural, dado que la mayoría de las especies sólo se encontraban ahí. Titulando esta serie de pinturas “Las joyas de Brasil,” Heade utilizó colores brillantes para mostrar la calidad de joya de las plumas de estos pájaros.

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Study of Passion Flower Leaves
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Branches of Cherokee Roses
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Study of Silver Vase
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Martin Johnson Heade
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Study of a Red Rose and Small Orchids
Martin Johnson Heade
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Two Branches of Apple Tree Leaves
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Study of Four Magnolia Blossoms
Martin Johnson Heade
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Study of Cherokee Roses on a Branch
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Three Purple Flowers
Martin Johnson Heade
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