Opus 24: Rome, from the Campagna, Sunset is an 1867 oil painting on canvas by Thomas Moran.[1] It is one of 42 paintings Moran included on his "Opus List", a list of the paintings he viewed as his finest work.[2]
| Opus 24: Rome, from the Campagna, Sunset | |
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| Artist | Thomas Moran |
| Year | 1867 |
| Dimensions | 63.5 cm × 114.6 cm (25.0 in × 45.1 in) |
| Location | Timken Museum of Art, San Diego |
Background and composition
editFrom June 1866 to May 1867, Moran visited Europe, a trip that included several weeks in the Campagna region of Italy.[2] During his time in the Campagna, Moran drew multiple sketches of the local landscape.[3] One such sketch, titled Rome near the Claudian Aqueduct, is thought to have been Moran's reference for the final painting.[2]
Opus 24 was one of Moran's first works to be completed after he returned to the United States in 1867.[2][4]
Provenance
editOpus 24 is first known to have been sold in the 1880s, when Moran sold the painting for $75 (equivalent to $2,368 in 2023). In 2005, a relative of the original buyer donated the painting to the Timken Museum of Art in San Diego.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Collection: Opus 24: Rome, from the Campagna, Sunset". Timken Museum of Art. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Cartwright, Derrick R. (October 28, 2020). "Work of the Week: Thomas Moran, Opus 24: Rome, from the Campagna, Sunset, 1867". Timken Museum of Art. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Wilkins, p. 61.
- ^ Wilkins, p. 68.
Sources
edit- Wilkins, Thurman. Thomas Moran: Artist of the Mountains. University of Oklahoma Press, 1998.
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