Lithograph
- Title:
- The White Mountains
- Object Name:
- Lithograph
- Object ID:
- 1990.001.783
- Creator:
- Moran, Thomas (1837-1926)
Artist ; Sutton, James & Co.Publisher - Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1874
- Description:
- Chromolithograph, The White Mountains, published in "The Aldine", after Thomas Moran (1837-1926), "The White Mountains", 1874. Small stream of water left foreground flows behind rocky outcrop on mountainside. Valley to right and mountain range in background. Some clouds obscure center mountain (Mt. Washington). Signed lower right "MORAN". Maker's label on bright orange paper, upper left reverse: "Aldine Chromo for 1874. / The White Mountains, / After Thomas Moran. / The Artist has chosen one of many passes of this / famous New England range, with Mount Washington loom / ing grandly through the clouds. / The original painting has been warmly praised as one of / Mr. Moran's most successful works, and he has expressed his entire satisfaction with this reproduction, pronouncing its accuracy 'wonderful.' " Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
Academy board - Dimensions:
- H-11 W-15.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a large collection of White Mountain material compiled and bequeathed by Catherine H. Campbell, including paintings, drawings, photographs, and printed materials.
This chromolithograph was originally issued as one of a pair, along with another titled, THE WHITE MOUNTAINS - NEW HAMPSHIRE. The origin of these print has been little known, but they were produced as a free gift for subscribers to an art periodical called THE ALDINE, published by James Sutton & Company of New York. The journal touted the gift thusly: "Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the year 1874 will receive a pair of chromos. The original pictures were painted in oil for the publishers of THE ALDINE by Thomas Moran....The subjects were chosen to represent 'The East' and 'The West.' One is a view in the White Mountains, New Hampshire; the other gives the Cliffs of Green River, Wyoming Territory. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Catherine H. Campbell
- Subjects:
- White Mountains
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