Solitude

1865

John Moran

Associated Names
John Moran

Artist, American, born England, 1831 - 1902

The image shows a forest scene viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The landscape is dominated by dense foliage and towering trees, creating a canopy. The brushstrokes capture textures of leaves, tree trunks, and rocky formations with detail. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of brown and sepia. In the foreground, there are rocky surfaces and plant life, leading to a receding forest and a vague opening or path into the depths of the woods. The background is a thickening growth that blurs into lighter tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 32 × 26.4 cm (12 5/8 × 10 3/8 in.)
    mount: 65.7 × 46.9 cm (25 7/8 × 18 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.114

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by Thomas Moran, lower left in negative: Thos. Moran. / 1865.; lower left printed in black ink below image: PAINTED BY T. MORAN.; lower right: PHOTOGRAPHED BY J. MORAN.; lower right: 8.; on verso, top left printed in black ink on applied label: SOLITUDE.; center printed in black ink on applied label: JOHNSON & D'UTASSY, / Photographers, / (FORMERLY JOHNSON, WILLIAMS & CO.) / 952, 954, 956 Broadway, New York, / CORNER MADISON SQUARE, OPPOSITE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL, / And Kittatinny House, / DELAWARE WATER CAP, PA. / ALL BRANCHES OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ART / Executed in the most skilful [sic] manner and with despatch [sic]. / Photographs colored in Oil or Water Colors or India Ink. / N.B.--A large and choice collection of Stereoscopic Views, taken from nature, on hand. / JOHN H. JOHNSON. FRED. GEORGE D'UTASSY.

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