VENICE

Moran, Thomas. VENICE. Etching and roulette, 1887, after a painting by Andrew Fisher Bunner. Klackner 57, Gilcrease Institute 64. State iv of iv, 22 x 31 inches 560 x 787 mm. (the full sheet was originally 25 5/8 x 37 5/16 inches). Printed on tan simili-japon, trimmed just inside the platemark, leaving margins of 1" at top and sides and the etched remarque of a galleon in the lower margin. Signed in pencil by both Moran and Bunner. A tour de force of interpretation and technique, which presents, through the contrasts of light and shadow, a dazzling and romantic view of Venice. The print is rare. In excellent condition.
Inventory # 10276