Vernissage
Orchid Blossoms

Martin Johnson Heade

American, 1819–1904

Orchid Blossoms, 1873

Oil on canvas

38.1 × 30.6 cm (15 × 12 in.)

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection

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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