Martin Johnson Heade
1819–1904 · 10 works
Martin Johnson Heade found subjects in coastal marshes, tropical birds, and flowers arranged for close inspection. His travels in Brazil and elsewhere fed an interest in the relationship between living things and their surroundings, while the low horizons of his marsh scenes give weather a commanding presence. Later, after settling in Florida, he painted magnolias and other flowers against richly colored cloth. The shift in scale is part of the pleasure: an open landscape and a single blossom both become occasions to compare light, atmosphere, and the textures of different surfaces.
10 works · 1859–1895
Compare Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth with a marsh scene. How does the placement of the main subject change the surrounding space?
