On the San Juan above Arboles; on the San Juan above Arbolles
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
1881
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite and wash on newsprint
Paper/Support:
Landscape; single-sided
00.134- 0.136 mm
Machine-made, wove, calendared paper, cream in color. The artist's media is located on the verso of The Hour (Cartoon Supplement): New York, August 6, 1881.
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
Printed half page of "The Hour (Cartoon Supplement): New York, August 6, 1881" on verso
Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "on the San Juan above Arbolles" 80" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "6" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue pencil, "16 1/4 page" in center right on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Check 1435" in center on verso
Signed by hand in pencil, "TM" in top center on recto
