Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds

Martin Johnson Heade

1871 · Oil on panel · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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About this work

Artist: Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904)
Year: 1871
Medium: Oil on panel
Original size: 34.8 × 45.6 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Hudson River School

A large pink cattleya orchid, with pale green stems and seed pods, dominates the left of a small mahogany panel, while to the right a Sappho Comet with a brilliant red tail perches beside a nest and two green-and-pink Brazilian Amethysts hover nearby; lichen-covered branches, dripping moss and a blue-grey mist over the distant jungle complete the scene. Heade travelled to Brazil in the 1860s planning a lavish book on hummingbirds, The Gems of Brazil, and although the book was abandoned he went on combining the birds with orchids and tropical backgrounds through the 1870s. Painted in 1871, this is one of the finest of those pictures, neither still life nor landscape but something of both, its scientific exactness touched by Darwin's new ideas. The National Gallery of Art in Washington acquired it in 1982.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A pink orchid and three hummingbirds in a misty jungle on a small panel, best kept small: a bedroom, bathroom or reading corner at 16×12 or 24×18 in black or natural oak. A sage, white or blush wall; it sits well with botanical plates.

Style: Hudson River School painting
Era: 19th century (1871)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, her, art lovers

Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural oak frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; 16×12 and 24×18 and 32×24 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds in the public domain?

Yes. Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds painted, and in what medium?

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds dates from 1871 and was made in oil on panel; the original measures 34.8 × 45.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds (Martin Johnson Heade) — the painting printed edge-to-edge at its own proportions. Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds · Martin Johnson Heade · 1871. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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