Martin Johnson Heade

(American, 1819–1904)

Martin Johnson Heade was an American painter who was associated with the Hudson River School. Unlike most other members of the group, Heade regularly chose the unassuming motifs of inlets or marshlands for his paintings, as in his Approaching Thunder Storm (1859). He also produced a number of botanical still lifes throughout his career, including those of orchids, magnolia blossoms, and various rose species. Born on August 11, 1819 in Lumberville, PA, he received his earliest training from the naïve painter Edward Hicks. Around 1838, Heade traveled to Europe, settling in Rome for two years. After a second trip to Europe a decade later, the artist shifted his attention from portraiture to landscape painting. Later, while living in New York, Heade befriended Frederic Edwin Church, who furthered his p preoccupation with the specific effects of light and weather upon a landscape. During the 1860s, Heade traveled on three painting expeditions to South America. On these trips, he directed his gaze on brightly colored hummingbirds and flowers set against the jungle canopy instead of the distant vistas favored by his compatriots. Despite exhibiting in New York, Heade never attained the acceptance of the art establishment, so he settled in Florida in 1883. The artist died on September 4, 1904 in St. Augustine, FL. Today, his works are held in the collections of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, among others.

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Martin Johnson Heade Artworks

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Southern landscape

Martin Johnson Heade

Southern landscape

Sale Date: May 21, 1998

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Two green-breasted hummingbirds

Martin Johnson Heade

Two green-breasted hummingbirds

Sale Date: May 21, 1998

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Marsh river in haze

Martin Johnson Heade

Marsh river in haze

Sale Date: May 21, 1998

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Marshes and hay mounds

Martin Johnson Heade

Marshes and hay mounds

Sale Date: May 21, 1998

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Cherokee roses in a glass

Martin Johnson Heade

Cherokee roses in a glass

Sale Date: May 21, 1998

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A red rose

Martin Johnson Heade

Sale Date: March 5, 1998

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Florida river scene

Martin Johnson Heade

Florida river scene

Sale Date: January 16, 1998

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Rye Beach, 1862–1862

Martin Johnson Heade

Rye Beach, 1862–1862

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Gremlins in the studio, I, 1865–1875

Martin Johnson Heade

Gremlins in the studio, I, 1865–1875

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Gremlins in the studio, II, 1865–1875

Martin Johnson Heade

Gremlins in the studio, II, 1865–1875

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Red rose and bud in a tumbler

Martin Johnson Heade

Red rose and bud in a tumbler

Sale Date: June 5, 1997

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Orchids and a beetle, 1885–1895

Martin Johnson Heade

Orchids and a beetle, 1885–1895

Sale Date: December 5, 1996

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Florida sunset, 1886–1887

Martin Johnson Heade

Florida sunset, 1886–1887

Sale Date: December 5, 1996

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Rocky shore, 1868

Martin Johnson Heade

Rocky shore, 1868

Sale Date: December 5, 1996

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Magnolia blossoms on blue velvet

Martin Johnson Heade

Magnolia blossoms on blue velvet

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Cherokee roses

Martin Johnson Heade

Cherokee roses

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Still life with red roses, 1880

Martin Johnson Heade

Still life with red roses, 1880

Sale Date: May 22, 1996

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Salt marsh haystacks at sunset

Martin Johnson Heade

Salt marsh haystacks at sunset

Sale Date: May 22, 1996

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Florida river scene, 1901

Martin Johnson Heade

Florida river scene, 1901

Sale Date: May 22, 1996

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Seascape: Sunrise, 1860

Martin Johnson Heade

Seascape: Sunrise, 1860

Sale Date: May 22, 1996

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Coastal sunset

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Coastal sunset

Sale Date: December 12, 1995

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Sunset on the marshes

Martin Johnson Heade

Sunset on the marshes

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Sunset, 1868

Martin Johnson Heade

Sale Date: September 14, 1995

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Two red roses in a bronze vase, 1885

Martin Johnson Heade

Two red roses in a bronze vase, 1885

Sale Date: September 14, 1995

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