Untitled

Artist Thomas Moran (American, 1837 - 1926)

Date1884

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions17 1/4 x 28 inches (43.8 x 71.1 cm)
Frame: 26 3/8 × 36 5/8 × 3 1/2 inches (67 × 93 × 8.9 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999

Object number31.18.16

ClassificationsPaintings

Label TextPreviously this painting was known by the title Venice Sunset. It shows Moran’s interest in the effects of light upon water that would take the artist to Venice in 1886, but the architecture in the scene is not that of the Italian city. A pencil sketch by Thomas Moran of Havana, Cuba dated January 30th 1883 resembles the composition of this painting. So this is likely a depiction of Havana, painted by Moran after he returned to his studio from his Mexican trip.

ProvenanceCannell and Chaffin, Inc. Los Angeles, California; Nita Hill Stark [1890-1939] and H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][1][2]; by inheritance to her husband H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [3]; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nita Hill Stark until her death at which point her ½ interest was bequeathed to H.J. Lutcher Stark. | 2. Appraisal Report of H. J. Luther Stark and Estate of Nita Hill Stark, Orange, Texas, October 11, 1939. Listings of the Second Floor Living Room, Page C003619, listed as "Sunset in Venice." | 3. Transferred August 31, 2005 from Nelda C. Stark Estate to Nelda C. and H.J Lutcher Stark Foundation in accordance with residuary clause (Article III, Section M) of the Will of Nelda C. Stark

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