Description |
x, 389 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 29 cm |
Contents |
1. A Long Apprenticeship -- 2. A New Life -- 3. Painter of the Tropics -- 4. Success in Landscape and Still Life -- 5. Florida and the Late Work -- App. A. Questions of Attribution and Authenticity -- App. C. Heade's Publications in Forest and Stream -- Catalogue Raisonne. 1. Figurative Works. 2. Landscapes. 3. Still Lifes. 4. Drawings and Prints |
Summary |
"Martin Johnson Heade was one of the most significant American painters of the nineteenth century, creator of portraits, history and genre pictures, still lifes, ornithological studies, landscapes and marines, and unique orchid and hummingbird compositions. This book brings a new perspective to Head and his works, presenting him as one of the most original and productive painters of his time."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Rev. ed. of: The life and works of Martin Johnson Heade. 1975 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 367-372) and index |
Subject |
Heade, Martin Johnson, 1819-1904 -- Catalogue raisonnés
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Heade, Martin Johnson, 1819-1904 -- Catalogues raisonnés.
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Heade, Martin Johnson, 1819-1904.
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Painters -- United States -- Biography.
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Genre/Form |
Catalogues raisonnés.
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Biographies.
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Author |
Quinn, Karen E.
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Comey, Janet L.
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LC no. |
99036424 |
ISBN |
0300081839 : |
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