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Bridge and Trees

1878

Thomas Moran

Associated Names

Thomas Moran

Artist, American, born England, 1837 - 1926

The image displays a serene landscape with tall trees and a calm body of water reflecting the foliage. The scene is portrayed in monochromatic tones, with detailed textures and intricate line work. The horizon is obscured by dense vegetation, with the sky softly rendered in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 20.4 × 11.3 cm (8 1/16 × 4 7/16 in.)
sheet: 42.4 × 29.6 cm (16 11/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3591
Catalogue Raisonné

Klackner 1889, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Matthew S. Marks, Ltd., New York, NY); Dave and Reba Williams, Greenwich, CT, January 1987; gift to NGA, December 2008

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

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. 9, no. 6.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: TM (artist's monogram); lower left in graphite: T. Moran

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