Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds

Provenance

Private collection; (sale, Adam A. Weschler & Son, Washington, D.C., 21-23 May 1982, 3rd day, no. 1316);[1] (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York); purchased 14 October 1982 by NGA. [1] Adam A. Weschler & Son, _18th - 20th Century American, English, Continental and Oriental Furniture and Decorations, Paintings, Silver, Crystal, Porcelains, Antiquities, Rugs, Bronzes, Clocks, Jewelry, Cameo Glass, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Objects of Virtu, etc._, Washington, D.C., 23 May 1982.

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds

Heade, Martin Johnson

1871

Accession Number

1982.73.1

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 34.8 x 45.6 cm (13 11/16 x 17 15/16 in.) | framed: 63.8 x 74.6 x 8.9 cm (25 1/8 x 29 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation