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Antiques (Feb. 1980): pg. 261.
Sharp, Kevin, "A Wilder Image Bright: Hudson River School Paintings from the Manoogian Collection," Vero Beach, FL: Vero Beach Museum of Art, 2004, no. 30.
(Lower right:) M.J. Heade signed
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Summary:
Lush tropical landscape depicting a moss-covered branch, a lavender orchid with a beetle crawling on one of its leaves, and two hummingbirds, one perched on a slender twig and the other hovering nearby.
