Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Study of a Night-Blooming Cereus
ArtistMartin Johnson Heade(1819-1904)
Date1871
MediumOil on paper
Dimensions19 x 23 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.
Inscription(s)l.r.: 1871
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.211
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 61× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.