A Norther in the Gulf of Mexico

Artist: Thomas Moran (American, 1837 - 1926)

Date: 1884

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions:

25 x 51 inches (63.5 x 129.5 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Purchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2007

Venue: Stark Museum of Art

Object number: 2007.1.1

Previous Number: 31.18.20

Label Text:Seeking new subjects, Moran undertook a trip to Mexico in 1883. He sailed from New York to Cuba, then from Cuba to Vera Cruz, Mexico. The one sketch he made of the Gulf of Mexico from this trip shows tranquil water, but perhaps he heard tales of storms on the Gulf. When he returned to his studio, he painted scenes of his journey and this dramatic seascape portraying the power and sublime beauty of the Gulf of Mexico.

Provenance: As of 1884 Washington Wilson; (Lohn Levy Galleries, New York); (Finlay Galleries, New York); 1942 (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, New York)[1]; purchased 1942 by private collector, Chicago, Illinois; 1960 private collector, Tulsa, Oklahoma; purchased February 7, 2007 through (Rosenstock Arts, Denver, Colorado) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. p. 18, no. 356, illus., as "Norther in the Gulf Stream"

Exhibitions:

Western Classics: Highlights from the Collection