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Martin Johnson Heade

Brazilian Forest, 1864

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Martin Johnson Heade, 1819-1904, American

Title

Brazilian Forest

Year

1864

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

51 x 40.6 cm (20 1/16 x 16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed on back:by M. J. Heade - London / 1864

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Steedman

Object Number

68.052

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

The lure of science and exotic climates diverted Heade from New England to South America in the 1860s. Sponsored by Emperor Dom Pedro II, he made annotated studies of the flora and fauna he encountered while traveling in Brazil. “From Forest Studies in South America—Tree Fern,” inscribed on the back of this painting, identifies the enormous fronds in the lower right corner. Tiny figures suggest the vast scale and density of the jungle environment.

Heade completed Brazilian Forest in a London studio, then sold it to Governor Henry Lippitt of Rhode Island after his return.

An American Idyll

April 6, 2007 - January 6, 2008

Alexis Rockman

June 17 - September 18, 2005

After Eden

April 26 - December 29, 1996

From the Reserve IV

July 22 - October 2, 1994

Conservation By Design

October 29, 1993 - January 16, 1994

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

Masterpieces from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

July 18 - September 14, 1979

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

To Look on Nature

February 3 - March 5, 1972

Days Gone By

July 1 - September 26, 1971

New Acquisitions 1967-1968.

January 1, 1967 - January 1, 1968

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries

Charles Pendleton House

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