Study of Lealia Purpurata and Another Orchid by Martin Johnson Heade

Watercolor study of two orchids on a pale background, one with a deep magenta lip, labeled Lealia Purpurata.

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Two orchid blooms are painted in soft pinks, mauves, and cream on a pale, washed ground, with one bloom showing a deep magenta lip with yellow centre. A handwritten label beneath the right orchid reads "Lealia Purpurata," and a faint inscription appears at lower left.

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1870

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