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Glacier Point from Trail to Vernal Fall / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Although this sketch is inscribed with the date 1904, stylistically it relates to the work Thomas Moran completed of Yosemite in 1872. Anne Morand, Thomas Moran: The Field Sketches, pg. 148/Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.4.22

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Title(s): 
Glacier Point from Trail to Vernal Fall
Creator(s): 
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
possibly 1872
Period: 
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques: 
graphite and wash with white gouache
Paper/Support: 
Portrait; single-sided 0.156- 0.163 mm Machine made, wove, mat surface, grey in color. Image executed on smooth side, wire side on verso. Transmitted light reveals a distinct wire pattern but uneven fiber distribution.
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
02.835
Previous Number(s): 
0236.835; 31886
Department: 
Not On View

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