Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904)
Queen of Roses
signed 'M.J. Heade' (lower left)
oil on canvas
16¼ x 10¼ in. (41.3 x 26 cm.)
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 3 December, 1993, lot 96.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Literature
T.E. Stebbins, Jr., The Life and Work of Martin Johnson Heade: A Critical Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, Connecticut, 2000, no. 481, p. 319, illustrated
Lot Essay
Executed circa 1878 to 1883.
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