Thomas Moran, N.A. 1837-1925.

An Apple Orchard, Easthampton, L.I. (Mulford's Orchard, East Hampton, Sept. 21st, 1883). 1883. Etching. Klackner 36, Gilcrease 45. 11 5/8 x 17 1/2 (sheet 14 3/8 x 21 15/16). A rich impression printed on chine mounted on simili-Japon. Signed, titled (written in reverse) and dated in the plate; also signed in pencil. Klackner quotes Moran, "Etched directly from nature. A close study of the peculiarly distorted and picturesque forms of fruit trees warped by the sea winds." Original carved wood frame. $2,500.

The original publisher gave it the descriptive title, "An Apple Orchard, East Hampton, L.I." Mulford was an early settler of the area, and the Morans started summering there in the early 1880s. The Gilcrease Museum catalogue states that this is "one of his greatest prints." Moran himself described it as "A close study of the peculiarly distorted and picturesque forms of fruit trees warped by the sea winds."

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