Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl; Ixtacihuatl Popocataptl
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
late-19th century - early 20th century
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite with white gouache on paper
Paper/Support:
Landscape; single-sided
0.104- 0.105 mm
Machine-made, laid, textured surface, mixed fiber, originally light blue in color. The chain lines are vertical, running parallel to the PL and PR edges.
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, "Iztacihuatl" in upper center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Popocataptl" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "36 [end of text obscured]" in upper left on verso
Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in upper center on recto
