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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HENRY LUCE III, THENCE BY DESCENT TO THE CONSIGNORS
Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904)
Spray of Apple Blossoms
Details
Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904)
Spray of Apple Blossoms
signed and dated 'M. J. Heade./1870' (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
14¼ x 12¼ in. (36.2 x 31.1 cm.)
Spray of Apple Blossoms
signed and dated 'M. J. Heade./1870' (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
14¼ x 12¼ in. (36.2 x 31.1 cm.)
Provenance
Joseph Bradley Heed, half-brother of the artist.
Charles Rittenhouse Heed, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the above, by descent.
Mrs. Renee Heed Grant, daughter of the above, by descent.
[With]David David, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1971.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1971.
Private collection, acquired from the above, 1974.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1976.
Private collection, acquired from the above, 1979.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1981.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1986.
Charles Rittenhouse Heed, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the above, by descent.
Mrs. Renee Heed Grant, daughter of the above, by descent.
[With]David David, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1971.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1971.
Private collection, acquired from the above, 1974.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1976.
Private collection, acquired from the above, 1979.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1981.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1986.
Literature
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., American Still Lifes of the Nineteenth Century, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1971, p. 20, no. 24, frontispiece illustration.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., The American Experience, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1976, n.p., no. 43, illustrated.
American Contemporary Art Galleries, American Flower Painting, 1850-1950, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1978, p. 25.
Montgomery Gallery, The American Still Life Tradition, 1855-1985, exhibition catalogue, San Francisco, California, 1985, n.p., no. 12, illustrated.
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., The Apple of America: The Apple in Nineteenth-Century American Art, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1993, pp. II, 33, 47, no. 22.
T.E. Stebbins, Jr., et al., Martin Johnson Heade, exhibition catalogue, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999, pp. 58, 67, 191, no. 32, illustrated.
T.E. Stebbins, Jr., The Life and Works of Martin Johnson Heade, New Haven, Connecticut, 1975, n.p., no. 215, illustrated.
T.E. Stebbins, Jr., The Life and Works of Martin Johnson Heade: A Critical Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, Connecticut, 2000, p. 300, no. 399, illustrated.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., The American Experience, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1976, n.p., no. 43, illustrated.
American Contemporary Art Galleries, American Flower Painting, 1850-1950, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1978, p. 25.
Montgomery Gallery, The American Still Life Tradition, 1855-1985, exhibition catalogue, San Francisco, California, 1985, n.p., no. 12, illustrated.
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., The Apple of America: The Apple in Nineteenth-Century American Art, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1993, pp. II, 33, 47, no. 22.
T.E. Stebbins, Jr., et al., Martin Johnson Heade, exhibition catalogue, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999, pp. 58, 67, 191, no. 32, illustrated.
T.E. Stebbins, Jr., The Life and Works of Martin Johnson Heade, New Haven, Connecticut, 1975, n.p., no. 215, illustrated.
T.E. Stebbins, Jr., The Life and Works of Martin Johnson Heade: A Critical Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, Connecticut, 2000, p. 300, no. 399, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., American Still Lifes of the Nineteenth Century, December 1-31, 1971.
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., The American Experience, October 27-November 27, 1976.
New York, American Contemporary Art Galleries, American Flower Painting, 1850-1950, April 1-22, 1978.
San Francisco, California, Montgomery Gallery, The American Still Life Tradition, 1855-1985, 1985, no. 12.
New York, Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., The Apple of America: The Apple in Nineteenth-Century American Art, May 6-June 26, 1993.
Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, and elsewhere, Martin Johnson Heade, September 29, 1999-January 16, 2000.
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., The American Experience, October 27-November 27, 1976.
New York, American Contemporary Art Galleries, American Flower Painting, 1850-1950, April 1-22, 1978.
San Francisco, California, Montgomery Gallery, The American Still Life Tradition, 1855-1985, 1985, no. 12.
New York, Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., The Apple of America: The Apple in Nineteenth-Century American Art, May 6-June 26, 1993.
Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, and elsewhere, Martin Johnson Heade, September 29, 1999-January 16, 2000.
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