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Venice
Thomas Moran1898/1898
Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, United States
With bright colors and energetic brushstrokes, Thomas Moran dissolves the clouds, architecture, and reflections of Venice into a tapestry of swirls and scribbles. Moran built his reputation by painting dramatic records of the mountains and waterfalls of the American West. He then traveled to Italy to renew his creative spirit. This painting is a hazy pastiche of Moran’s favorite memories of the unique island city, a destination equally inspiring for artists like the French Impressionists and for writers from Lord Byron to Henry James.
2013.16
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Details
- Title: Venice
- Creator: Thomas Moran
- Creator Lifespan: 1837/1926
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Creator Birth Place: Bolton, United Kingdom
- Date: 1898/1898
- Location Created: United States
- Provenance: Purchased from American Illustrators Gallery, New York, NY, by Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2013.
- Physical Dimensions: 16 × 32 in. (40.6 × 81.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2013
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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