Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Sketch of a Vase and Malmaison Roses
ArtistMartin Johnson Heade(1819-1904)
Dateca. 1870
MediumOil and pencil on canvas
Dimensions20 x 27 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 68.6 x 3.8 cm)
Inscription(s)c.r.: Malmaison
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.196
ClassificationPainting
Provenancegiven by Artist to Wilma E. Davis [1891-1992], St. Augustine, FL, 1904; given to St. Augustine Historical Society, St. Augustine, FL, 1944; to (George K. Arnold Fine Arts, Ormond Beach, FL), 2007; to (Sotheby's Inc., New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2007
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 74× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.