Original Antique Edward Percy Moran Watercolor "MUSIC"

Description: Original Antique Edward Percy Moran Watercolor "MUSIC" Original Antique Edward Percy Moran Watercolor "MUSIC" Click images to enlarge Description Original Antique Edward Percy Moran Watercolor "MUSIC" Offered here is a an original Edward Percy Moran watercolor titled by the artist “MUSIC” in pencil on the reverse. It’s a wonderfully rendered portrait of a young, elegantly dressed woman playing a stringed instrument. Moran was fond of and adept at rendering attractive ladies in various activities. This is a small piece but beautifully realized. The watercolor is 9" by 6" sight, triple matted to 12" by 9" and presented in an 18" by 15" Whistler style closed corner, gold leafed frame of excellent quality. The colors are bright and strong, without noticeable fading, and the painting surface is without defects. The work is protected under UV filtering acrylic (OP3) and should be good for at least another 100 years without fading. Condition of the mat and frame is also excellent. Several high resolution scans have been included to show details. We are starting at a low price for an original work by this important artist, with the option for offers. Returns are accepted only in case of misrepresentation but our guarantee of authenticity is without time limit. Edward Percy Moran 1862 – 1935 Edward Percy Moran, who preferred to be known as Percy Moran, was born in Philadelphia in 1862. His father, Edward Moran, was a well known marine painter who immigrated to the United States with three brothers: Thomas Moran, known for his Rocky Mountain pictures, Peter, a painter, etcher, and illustrator, and John, a painter. Percy Moran continued in the family tradition by excelling as a genre and landscape painter and as an etcher. He was equally adept in oil and watercolor. Although he attended public school in Philadelphia, Moran spent most of his youth studying at his father's studio in New York City. In 1894, father and son traveled to Paris, where the young Moran attended and graduated from military school and then studied art for a year. Returning home, he continued his art studies at the National Academy of Design in New York City and then at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under S.J. Ferris. This was followed by four years of study in Paris and London. Returning to New York City, Moran opened a studio and soon attracted notice with his watercolor sketches. His earliest work consists of scenes of children and peasant life, and portraits of pretty women. Later, he turned to the subject for which he is best remembered: the customs and home life of colonial America. These quiet paintings, telling stories of love or of domestic incidents, are distinguished by great attention to detail. Many were reproduced in colored etchings, photogravures and mezzotint, and were published in books and magazines. Percy Moran died in New York City in 1935. From: Who Was Who In American Art 1564-1975 MORAN, (Edward) Percy [Painter, etcher] b.1862, Phila., PA /d.1935, NYC.Addresses: East Hampton, NY. Studied: his father, Edward; PAFA with S.J. Ferris; NAD; Acad. Julian, Paris, 1884; London. Member: AWCS. Exhibited: Paris Salon, 1878; Brooklyn AA, 1881-85; Boston AC, 1881-1907; NAD, 1881-91, 1898-99 (prize, 1886); Am. Art Assn., NYC, 1888 (gold med.); AIC, 1888-1918; PAFA Ann., 1904. Work: Wilstach Gal., Phila.; Masonic Hall, Chicago; Plymouth Mus.; Hamilton Club, Brooklyn. Comments: A specialist in Colonial and historical subjects, genre and landscapes. Many of his works were reproduced in photogravures, mezzotint and colored etchings, and published in books and magazines. He was the son of Edward, brother of Leon, and nephew of Thomas Moran (see entries). Sources: WW33; Campbell, New Hampshire Scenery, 119; Fink, Am. Art at the 19th-C. Paris Salons, 373; 300 Years 0f American Art, 568;Falk, Exh. Record Series. Get images that make Supersized seem small.Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 875 USD

Location: Salem, Virginia

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