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Photography by Dwight Primiano
Haystacks
Photography by Dwight Primiano

Haystacks

Artist (1819 - 1904)
Dateca. 1871-1875
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions10 × 22 in. (25.4 × 55.9 cm)
Framed: 22 1/2 × 34 1/2 × 3 1/8 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Signedl.l.: MJ Heade
On View
Not on view
Label TextAlthough titled Haystacks, the subtle effects of light and color are the true subject of this painting. Despite the small size of the painting, Martin Johnson Heade emphasized an expansive view by using a canvas that is more than twice as wide as it is high. The quiet setting, where land and water meet the open skies, evokes contemplation, meditation, and the passing of time.
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