Martin Heade’s interest in painting pictures of hummingbirds dates to at least 1863, when he made his first visit to Brazil. ‘Cattleya Orchid with Three Brazilian Hummingbirds’ 1871 was an experimental painting and is one of three similar works. This was the first time the artist combined the subjects of orchids with hummingbirds in his work. The painting depicts three hummingbirds (two Brazilian "Amethysts" and a "Sappho Comet") and a nest with eggs combined with his new interest, the orchid. The painting shows the artist's sensitivity to colour - the bright pink of an orchid, the muted greens of foliage, the translucent greys and blues of the atmosphere and the white eggs and the iridescence of a hummingbird's throat.

This is an image of the famous artwork. We will hand paint a beautiful reproduction of this masterpiece in the size below. 

Size: 34 cm (h) x 61 cm (w)
          13 in (h) x 24 in (w)

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Material: Oil Paint on Canvas

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