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Martin Johnson Heade

Martin Johnson Heade was an American painter known for his salt marsh landscapes, seascapes, and depictions of tropical birds (such as hummingbirds), 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. Heade was born in Lumberville, Pennsylvania, the son of a storekeeper. He studied with Edward Hicks, and possibly with Thomas Hicks. His earliest works were produced during the 1840s and were chiefly portraits. He travelled to Europe several times as a young man, became an itinerant artist on American shores, and exhibited in Philadelphia in 1841 and New York in 1843.
Friendships with artists of the Hudson River School led to an interest in landscape art. In 1863, he planned to publish a volume of Brazilian hummingbirds and tropical flowers, but the project was eventually abandoned. He travelled to the tropics several times thereafter, and continued to paint birds and flowers.
His best known works are depictions of light and shadow upon the salt marshes of New England.

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Lynn Meadows

Lynn Meadows (1863)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
York Harbor,Coast of Maine

York Harbor,Coast of Maine (1877)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Sunset over the Marsh

Sunset over the Marsh (c. 1876-82)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Sunlight and Shadow – The Newbury Marshes

Sunlight and Shadow – The Newbury Marshes (c. 1871-1875)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Cherokee Roses on a Purple Cloth

Cherokee Roses on a Purple Cloth (1894)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Newburyport Meadows

Newburyport Meadows (ca. 1876–81)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Summer Showers

Summer Showers

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Seascape; Sunset

Seascape; Sunset (1861)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Two Ruby Throats By Their Nest

Two Ruby Throats By Their Nest (1862-63)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Sunset Over Newburyport Meadows

Sunset Over Newburyport Meadows (1904)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Point Judith, Rhode Island

Point Judith, Rhode Island (1867–68)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth

Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth (c. 1890)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Orchids And Hummingbirds

Orchids And Hummingbirds

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds (1871)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms

Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms (1875)

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904)
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