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Orchid and Hummingbirds near a Mountain Lake is a painting by Martin Johnson Heade, which he completed sometime between 1875 and 1890. [1]: 322 Some scholars see the sensual depiction of the orchid and the nearly touching beaks of the birds as conveying romantic or even sexual overtones. [2]
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds (1871) is an oil-on-mahogany-panel painting by the American artist Martin Johnson Heade . It is now in the National Gallery of Art , which acquired it in 1982.
Martin Johnson Heade (August 11, 1819 – September 4, 1904) was an American painter known for his salt marsh landscapes, seascapes, and depictions of hummingbirds, often depicted with orchids, as well as lotus blossoms and other still lifes.
There are 10 paintings, including a 19th-century oil on canvas depiction of hummingbirds, and gold and purple orchids by Martin Johnson Heade that’s likely to bring in between $1.2 and $1.8 million.
English: Martin Johnson Head, Orchid and Hummingbirds Near a Mountain Lake, c. 1875–90 Oil on canvas, 15 3/16 x 20 1/2 in, Lynch Collection, Boston College Date 1875
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