Sunset on New York Bay, 1877

Provenance

Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia

Corporate collection, New York

Spanierman Gallery, New York, New York

Private collection, New York

Exhibited

National Academy of Design, New York, 62^nd Annual Exhibition, 1877, April 4-May 14, 1877, no. 177.

Literature

Maria Naylor, Exhibition of the National Academy 1861-1900 Vol. 2 (New York: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., 1973), 648.

Paul D. Schweizer, Edward Moran (1829 — 1901), American Marine and Landscape Painter (Wilmington: Delaware Art Museum, 1979), 44.

Related Works

Harbor Scene, oil on canvas, 12 x 19 ¾ inches, signed lower left: Edward Moran; Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World (The Unveiling of the Statue of Liberty), 1886, oil on canvas, 49½ x 39 inches; Museum of the City of New York

Note

Upon moving to New York, Moran began a series of works depicting the city’s waterways, capturing its transformation into a thriving commercial center during some of its most dynamic years. At the 1877 Academy exhibition in New York, he presented this painting with an asking price of $3,000—well above his standard prices.[1] Over his long and successful career, Edward Moran became a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and an Associate of the National Academy of Design.

[1] Paul D. Schweizer, Edward Moran (1829 — 1901), American Marine and Landscape Painter, 44.