Granite Quarry in Cottonwood Canyon; No Title [Cottonwood Canyon landscape]
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
late-19th century - early 20th century
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite on paper
Paper/Support:
Portrait; single- sided
0.288- 297 mm
Machine-made, wove, slightly textured paper, mixed fiber, heavier weight, muddied blue in color. Image located on the wire side of support. Uneven fiber dispersal in transmitted light.
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; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "too large" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "No. 1 [end of text obscured]" in upper left on verso
Signed by hand in pencil, "TM" in lower left on recto
