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Martin Johnson Heade — Sunset: Sky and Marsh
Martin Johnson Heade

Sunset: Sky and Marsh

A landscape composition focused on the ethereal qualities of sky and marshland at sunset, demonstrating Heade's preoccupation with light and atmospheric phenomena. The work emphasizes the subtle gradations of color and mood in the natural environment.

Medium
oil on canvas

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American Art

November 22, 2021

Estimate: $300,000$500,000

Lot 42

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Martin Johnson Heade, Sunset: Sky and Marsh

A landscape composition focused on the ethereal qualities of sky and marshland at sunset, demonstrating Heade's preoccupation with light and atmospheric phenomena. The work emphasizes the subtle gradations of color and mood in the natural environment.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Atmospheric, 19th Century, American, Marsh, Landscape, Sunset, Luminism, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art