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Photography by Dwight Primiano
Frilled Coquette
Obsessed with hummingbirds from a young age, Martin Johnson Heade traveled to Brazil in 1863-64 to study and depict the birds in their natural setting, because a majority of the species could only be found there. Titling his series of paintings “The Gems of Brazil,” Heade used brilliant colors to show the jewellike beauty of the birds’ feathers.
ArtistMartin Johnson Heade(1819-1904)
Dateca. 1863-1864
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions18 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.85
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(probably) to Sir Morton Peto [1809-1889], London, England; (country auction, England, before 1939); purchased by Lord Kenneth Clark [1903-1983], England, before 1939; to James Clark [b. 1960] (his grandson), England; to (Alex Reid & Lefevre Ltd, London, England); to (Hirschl & Adler, New York, NY); to (Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, NY), by 1981; purchased by Alex and Marie Manoogian Foundation, Taylor, MI; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 42× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.
