Art, literature & history
Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth
c. 1890
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 38.4 x 61.5 cm (15 1/8 x 24 3/16 in.) framed: 65.4 x 87.6 x 7.9 cm (25 3/4 x 34 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1996.14.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Martin Johnson Heade. Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth — Martin Johnson Heade. c. 1890.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 38.4 x 61.5 cm (15 1/8 x 24 3/16 in.) framed: 65.4 x 87.6 x 7.9 cm (25 3/4 x 34 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1996.14.1. Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art in Commemoration of its 10th Anniversary.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.