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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Study of Lealia Purpurata and Another Orchid

ArtistaMartin Johnson Heade(1819-1904)
Fechaca. 1870
MedioOil and pencil on canvas
Dimensiones16 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Firmadol.l., in pencil: MJ Heade Room 91
Inscripción(es)c.r., under flower: Lealia Purpurata
Línea de créditoCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.207
ClasificaciónPainting
Procedenciagiven 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
En exhibiciónNo
Study of Lealia Purp…16.5 × 21.5 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 49× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.