Marsh During a Storm-A Martin Johnson Heade Painting
February 27th, 2012
Salt Marsh Hay by Martin Johnson Heade
Martin Johns Heade, 1819-1904, Salt Marsh Hay, c.1865, Oil on Canvas, 13″ x 26″, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
The Newburyport Blog has been on a hunt for marsh paintings by Martin Johnson Heade, who painted the marshes around Newburyport. I love this painting of the marsh during a storm.
One of the remarkable things that we have all around our country is the small and art-rich museums. This particular painting comes from the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown Ohio. And it’s not just an artist like Heade that is represented, but also painters like Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper.
Not all of us from New England can get to Youngstown, Ohio, but you can vistit the Butler Institute of American Art here.