Martin Johnson Heade — Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds | Fine Art Print

A large pink and purple cattleya orchid opens above broad, spotted leaves at the left. To the right, one hummingbird with a rose-pink throat perches on a bare branch, a second hovers with wings spread above a mossy nest holding two white eggs, and a third, its tail feathers a long trailing red, perches at the lower right. Hanging moss drapes a branch at the upper right against a hazy, forested background.Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904) was an American painter associated with the Hudson River School and Luminism. He had early instruction from the folk painter Edward Hicks and travelled to Rome, then spent much of his career moving between New York, Boston, Florida and Brazil. He is known for salt-marsh and coastal landscapes rendered in still, closely observed light, and for studies of hummingbirds, orchids and other tropical flowers. His paintings are held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.