Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Study of a Red Rose and Small Orchids
ArtistMartin Johnson Heade, 1819–1904
Dateca. 1870
MediumOil and pencil on canvas
Dimensions16 1/8 x 22 x 1 1/2 in. (41 x 55.9 x 3.8 cm)
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.199
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 49× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.