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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Study of Three Magnolia Blossoms

ArtistMartin Johnson Heade, 1819–1904
Dateca. 1883-1888
MediumOil and pencil on canvas
Dimensions18 3/4 x 24 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.
Inscription(s)u.c.: This on very yellow
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.218
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
Study of Three Magno…18.8 × 24.4 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 63× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.