Thomas Moran
76.2 x 102.2 cm
Further images
Thomas Moran’s lifelong passion for travel included Monterey, California in the winter of 1912. Following his wife’s death in 1899, Moran’s regular sojourns to the Grand Canyon often concluded with extended stays in California for the winter months. He would eventually move to Santa Barbara in 1922 where he spent his final years. In 1912, Moran painted On Point Lobos, Near Monterey, and the related work, Point Lobos, Monterey, California (White House Collection, Washington, D.C.). Both share the same view from the south side of Carmel Bay just south of Pebble Beach. [1] In contrast to the panoramic views of his western pictures, Moran framed the scene in the late works with rocks and trees to create an intimate view of the Pacific Ocean.
[1] William Kloss, Art in the White House: A Nation’s Pride (Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association, 1992), p. 233.
Provenance
The artist;
Duncan C. Dusenbury, Portville, New York; to
Estate of the above;
[Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, October 27, 1977, lot 139]; to
Mr. and Mrs. George J. Arden, New York; to
[Sale: Christie's, New York, May 22, 1991, lot 131]; to
Private collection, Wyoming, 1991;
[Sale: Sotheby's, New York, December 1, 1999, lot 174]; to
Leonard Green, Los Angeles, California; to
[Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, November 30, 2005, lot 191]; to
Richard and Jane Manoogian, Taylor, Michigan;
[Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services]; to
Private collection, 2008 until the present
Exhibitions
Marris R. Williams Center for the Arts, Eaton, Pennsylvania, Nineteenth Century American Paintings: From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Arden, September 23-October 14, 1983, pp. 13, 31, no. 12, illus., as California CoastAvery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Wanderlust: American Artists’ Quest for Adventure and Love of Travel, September 25-November 1, 2009, no. 15
Literature
Richard Rossello, et al., Wanderlust: American Artists’ Quest for Adventure and Love of Travel, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Avery Galleries, 2009, p. 38, no. 15, illus. p. 39
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