EDWARD MORAN (Attributed), American (1829-1901)
Stormy Seas
Oil on canvas, unsigned.
15 x 18 inches
Private Collection
Edward Moran (August 19, 1829 in Bolton,
Lancashire, England – June 8, 1901 in New York City) was an American artist of maritime paintings. Moran was born in
England on August 19, 1829. Following in the footsteps of his father's
profession, he learned to operate a hand-loom at a young age, though he would
often be found sketching with charcoal on the white fabric instead of plying
the shuttle. His family first emigrated to Maryland in 1844, and then to
Philadelphia a year later.
It was in
Philadelphia around 1845 that Edward apprenticed under James Hamilton and
landscape painter Paul Weber; Hamilton guided Moran specifically in the style
of marine paintings. In the 1850s Moran began to make a name for himself in the
Philadelphia artistic scene; working in the same studio as his younger brother,
famous American painter Thomas Moran, Edward received commissions and even
completed some lithographic work. In 1862, he traveled to London and became a
pupil in the Royal Academy.
In 1885, at the height of his career, Moran
began on what would be considered his most important work - a series of 13
paintings representing the Marine History of the United States. He chose to
have thirteen paintings in the series because of the significance of the number
in American history (13 colonies, 13 stars and stripes on the original US flag,
etc.). The subjects include Leif Ericsson, Christopher Columbus, Hernando de
Soto, Henry Hudson, and Admiral Dewey, among others.[3] Not long after their
completion, the series was displayed at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. More on
Edward Moran
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