TitleThe Resounding Sea
Artist
Thomas Moran
(American, 1837 - 1926)
Date1880
MediumEtching and roulette
DimensionsSheet size: 12 3/4 × 19 in.
Plate size: 6 × 11 7/8 in.
Mat size: 16 × 20 in.
SignedSigned in plate LL: "Moran 1880"
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, Gift of the Estate of Charles Frederick William Mielatz, 1920
Object number1981.543
Label TextThis vibrant rendering of a crashing wave suggests the pounding surf of a storm by virtue of its explosive power. With only the barest suggestion of sky, this print is a wonder of detail amid chaos. Each of the artist's lines contributes to the energetic intricacy of the wave.