'Tween the Gloaming and the Mirk

1883

Mary Nimmo Moran

Associated Names
Mary Nimmo Moran

Artist, American, born Scotland, 1842 - 1899

The image shows a landscape featuring a rustic wooden bridge over a waterway. The bridge leads to a path cutting through the terrain. A line of trees and structures, including a windmill, is visible on the horizon. The sky is cloudy, suggesting an impending storm or approaching dusk. The brushwork is intricate, creating texture in the scene and capturing reflections on the water. The color palette is dominated by sepia tones, with dark browns and earthy shades. The composition guides the eye from the water and bridge to the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and roulette on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.8 x 28.5 cm (7 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.1 x 47.9 cm (13 13/16 x 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.160

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klackner 1889, no. 29

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(E. Weyhe, Inc., New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 25, 1972; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, as 'Tween the Gloamin' an' the Mirk by Mary Nimmo Moran.

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2002-2003, no cat.

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 43.

Bibliography

1889

  • Klackner, Christian. A Catalogue of the Complete Etched Works of Thomas Moran, N.A., and M. Nimmo Moran, S.P.E.. New York: C. Klackner's, 1889, p. 20, no. 29.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: M. Nimmo Moran 1883; lower right in graphite: M. Nimmo Moran; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Mrs. Thomas Moran; lower center edge in graphite: "Between the gloamin' an the mirk"

Wikidata ID

Q76348356

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