SOLD Punting on the River Cam, England, 1885
by Thomas Moran (1837–1926)15 x 12⅛ inches
Monogrammed and dated lower left: TMORAN. 1885
Provenance
Isaac Arnold, Sr., Houston, Texas
Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, New York
Judith and Philip Sieg, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, acquired from above, 1979
Sale, Hindman, Chicago, Illinois, October 26, 2023, lot 49, from above
Exhibited
Palmer Museum of Art of The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, Bellefonte Collects, August 13–October 22, 1989
Literature
Bellefonte Collects (University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University, 1989), 20, no. 19.
Related Work
An English River, 1882, etching, 5⅞ x 9½ inches; Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York
Note: This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work by Stephen L. Good, Phyllis Braff, and Melissa Webster Speidel.
The River Cam flows through Cambridge in eastern England. It remains a popular site for swimmers, punters, and rowers.
Artist Biography
Hudson River School painter famous for landscapes of the American West
By Alexandra A. Jopp
A master of composition and inspired by J.W.M Turner and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Thomas Moran became known for monumental romantic landscapes of the American West and his efforts in establishing the first national park at Yellowstone.
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