The Much Resounding Sea

1886

Thomas Moran

Associated Names
Thomas Moran

Artist, American, born England, 1837 - 1926

The image shows a seascape with a shoreline view of a stormy sea. The horizon is in the upper third, where the sky meets the waves. People on the beach appear to be dealing with an urgent situation, with one holding a rope. Debris is scattered on the sandy shore. A lifeboat with people is seen in the distance, navigating the rough waters. In the background, a tilted ship is faintly visible against the sky. Detailed lines depict the water and sky motion. The color scheme is monochromatic in different shades of gray, emphasizing the intense atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint and roulette in black on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.5 x 82.5 cm (14 3/4 x 32 1/2 in.)
    plate: 43.5 x 87.5 cm (17 1/8 x 34 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 56.4 x 94.7 cm (22 3/16 x 37 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.166

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klackner 1889, no. 45

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Rona Schneider Fine Prints, Brooklyn Heights, NY); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 20, 1995; 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, 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. 44.

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. 13, no. 45.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Moran 1888; lower left in graphite: T Moran

Wikidata ID

Q76358766

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