Orchid and Hummingbirds near a Mountain Lake
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Orchid and Hummingbirds near a Mountain Lake
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Orchid and Hummingbirds near a Mountain Lake is a painting by Martin Johnson Heade, which he completed sometime between 1875 and 1890. Some scholars see the sensual depiction of the orchid and the nearly touching beaks of the birds as conveying romantic or even sexual overtones. Others see Heade's interest in orchids and hummingbirds as an exploration of dominance and survival in nature, perhaps inspired by Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory. The work is now in the collection of the McMullen M
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Painting by Martin Johnson Heade
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_and_Hummingbirds_near_a_Mountain_Lake
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2023-07-14T12:36:08Z
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