A Moquis Well, New Mexico; A Moquis Well. New Mexico
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
May 1894
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite on paper, heightened with white gouache
Paper/Support:
Landscape; single-sided
0.137- 0.180 mm
Machine-made, wove, taupe colored paper with red and blue fibers visible. Textured surface and soft (less sizing). Same paper as 0246.817.
Born 12 January 1837; died 25 August 1926. In 1844, Moran and his family settled in Maryland. Moran began his career in the 1850s as a wood engraver in Philadelphia. In the mid-1850s, he studied painting in Philadelphia under his brother Edward Moran. Moran and his brother travelled to England in 1862 to study painting. In the 1860s, Moran also visited France and Italy. In 1871, Moran accompanied the Geological Survey of Yellowstone National Park, Colorado. In 1872, Moran established himself in New York City. In 1916, Moran moved to Santa Barbara, California. Comment on works: Landscapes
Related People:
Moran, Edward, sibling of - person American painter, 1829-1901
Moran, Edward Percy, uncle/aunt of - person American painter, 1862-1935
Moran, Mary Nimmo, spouse of - person American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899
Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A Moquis Well. New Mexico" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "No 66." in upper left on verso
Signed by hand in pencil, "May 1894 TM" in upper center on recto
