Study of Four Magnolia Blossoms by Martin Johnson Heade

Photography by Dwight Primiano

Study of Four Magnolia Blossoms

ArtistMartin Johnson Heade(1819-1904)

Dateca. 1883-1888

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions29 x 36 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.

Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.216

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 ViewYes

This artwork's face covers about 145× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.