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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Nature study.

Martin Johnson Heade

Nature study.

Sale Date: September 22, 2022

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Edge of the Woods, 1860

Martin Johnson Heade

Edge of the Woods, 1860

Sale Date: September 22, 2022

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Still Life of Roses, 1878–1883

Martin Johnson Heade

Still Life of Roses, 1878–1883

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Red Roses in a Japanese Vase on a Gold..., 1885–1890

Martin Johnson Heade

Red Roses in a Japanese Vase on a Gold..., 1885–1890

Sale Date: May 10, 2022

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Untitled (Cherokee Roses in Clear Water Glass)

Martin Johnson Heade

Untitled (Cherokee Roses in Clear Water Glass)

Sale Date: February 20, 2022

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Boy Seated, c. 1857-60.

Martin Johnson Heade

Boy Seated, c. 1857-60.

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Roses, 1876

Martin Johnson Heade

Sale Date: January 19, 2022

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“Two Trees

Martin Johnson Heade

Sale Date: November 19, 2021

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Sunset: Sky and Marsh, 1867

Martin Johnson Heade

Sunset: Sky and Marsh, 1867

Sale Date: November 22, 2021

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Hummingbirds and Passion Flowers

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Hummingbirds and Passion Flowers

Sale Date: August 28, 2021

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Newburyport, 1866–1876

Martin Johnson Heade

Newburyport, 1866–1876

Sale Date: June 30, 2021

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Pink Roses in a Fragile Vase

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Pink Roses in a Fragile Vase

Sale Date: May 21, 2021

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Sunset at Point Judith Light, 1869

Martin Johnson Heade

Sunset at Point Judith Light, 1869

Sale Date: May 18, 2021

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Thousand Islands

Martin Johnson Heade

Thousand Islands", circa 1860-62

Sale Date: January 28, 2021

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Across Passamaquoddy Bay - St. George N.B. July 18

Martin Johnson Heade

Across Passamaquoddy Bay - St. George N.B. July 18

Sale Date: January 28, 2021

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two works, 1862

Martin Johnson Heade

two works, 1862

Sale Date: September 24, 2020

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two works

Martin Johnson Heade

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three works

Martin Johnson Heade

Sale Date: September 24, 2020

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WHITE MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE, 1871

Martin Johnson Heade

WHITE MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE, 1871

Sale Date: January 21, 2020

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Windmill Point, 1862

Martin Johnson Heade

Windmill Point, 1862

Sale Date: November 17, 2019

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Haystack at Sunset, 1861–1866

Martin Johnson Heade

Haystack at Sunset, 1861–1866

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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A Branch of Apple Blossoms, 1880

Martin Johnson Heade

A Branch of Apple Blossoms, 1880

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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TWO RUBY THROATS BY THEIR NEST, 1862–1863

Martin Johnson Heade

TWO RUBY THROATS BY THEIR NEST, 1862–1863

Sale Date: November 19, 2019

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Tropical Greenery (Tropical Landscape), 1875

Martin Johnson Heade

Tropical Greenery (Tropical Landscape), 1875

Sale Date: November 1, 2019

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