Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
The Shores of Lake Superior
ArtistThomas Moran(1837-1926)
Date1866
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions32 1/2 x 52 1/2 in.
Signedl.l.: T. MORAN.
Inscription(s)verso, u.l., on frame: 259279
verso, c.l., on frame: Metal [?] 26
verso, l.l., on frame: [illegible script]
verso, u.r., on frame: 7201 / 25 X 45 / Metal [?] 26
verso, l.r., on frame: 2 / [partially obscured by hardware] 9279
verso, c., on stretcher bar: 4926
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2019.32
ClassificationPainting
Provenancecommissioned for Jas. S. Earle, Philadelphia, PA , 1866; (Sarachek’s Oil Paintings, Kansas City, MO); purchased by Mrs. John Denman, Jr., 1937; by descent in the family to Private Collection, Wichita, KS; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2019
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 234× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.