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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.
The highest known price paid for an artwork by a living artist was for Jasper Johns's 1958 painting Flag. Its 2010 private sale price was estimated to be about US$110 million ($159 million in 2024 dollars). All-time This is a list of highest prices ever paid—at auction or private sale—for an artwork by an artist living at time of sale. Adjusted price (in millions of USD) Original price (in ...
The painting will be auctioned on Nov. 20 in Toronto, with its value estimated at $100,000 to $200,000. Canadian painter Emily Carr’s artwork will be sold at auction. Facebook
Struck Gogh-ld. A newly discovered Vincent van Gogh painting worth $15 million was likely found at a dusty Minnesota garage sale — where a buyer plunked down less than $50 for the world-famous ...
The dead hummingbird which hangs around her neck is considered a good luck charm for falling in love in Mexican folklore. [7] An alternative interpretation is that the hummingbird pendant is a symbol of Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war. [8] Meanwhile, the cat is symbolic of bad luck and death and the monkey is a symbol of evil. [7]
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (February 7, 1874 – August 22, 1927) was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist who set the rigorous and current-day standards for ornithological art and naturalist depiction and is considered one of the most prolific American bird artists, second only to his guiding professional predecessor John James Audubon.
The first book for which Cooper supplied the paintings was Portfolio of Australian Birds, written by Keith Hindwood in 1967. Later, he illustrated Parrots of the World, Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds, Australian Parrots, Kingfishers and Related Birds, The Cockatoos (a Portfolio of all Species), Turacos (a Portfolio of all Species) and " Pigeons and Doves in Australia" all authored by Joseph ...
Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 8, 1856, into a well-to-do family of English-Irish heritage. [1] He had four older and four younger siblings. His mother, Emily Williams Cooper, whose ancestor emigrated to the U.S. from Weymouth, England, [2] was an amateur painter in watercolors. [3]