Lot 29 · Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Single Magnolia on Red Velvet
Martin Johnson Heade · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $700,000–$900,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture , New York · 18 May 2004
- Dimensions
- 15 x 24¼ in. (38.1 x 61.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5926839
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Martin Johnson Heade, Single Magnolia on Red Velvet. Christie's, 18 May 2004, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5926839.
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Martin Johnson Heade, Single Magnolia on Red Velvet. Christie's, 18 May 2004, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5926839.
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From the same sale Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life of Apples in a Silver Compote | Taylor Buzzell (19th century) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Contemplation (Portrait of Mrs. Fisher) | Edward Simmons (1852-1932) | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Street Musician | Augustus Maurice Friedlander (1856-1897) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| The Old Oaken Bucket | Anna Mary Robertson 'Grandma' Moses (1860-1961) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Summer Landscape | Jasper Francis Cropsey | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| October in the Catskills | Jervis Mcentee | $50,000–$70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Johnson Heade | Fighting Hummingbirds with Pink Orchid | $945,000 | Christie's, Jan 2023 | |
| Martin Johnson Heade | Sun Gems | Sotheby's, Jan 2026 | ||
| Martin Johnson Heade | White Orchid and Hummingbird | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 | ||
| Martin Johnson Heade | Magnolias on a Shiny Table | Christie's, Jan 2025 | ||
| Martin Johnson Heade | Hummingbird Perched on the Orchid Plant | Christie's, Oct 2003 | ||
| Martin Johnson Heade | two fishermen in the marsh, at sunset (new jersey marshes) | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Martin Johnson Heade | Sunset: Sky and Marsh | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | We, Too, Have A Job to Do | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.