Landscape; double-sided
0.074- 0.075 mm
Two sheets of paper adhered with gum arabic. Both sheets are the same paper. Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, very thin, cream in color. Very short fibers, evenly dispersed within a wire mesh pattern.
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 drawing; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Veta Mountain" in top center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "clear sky" in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Veta" in center right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Bare" in center right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Lake" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "No. 183." in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "take good care of these sketches & return them when through. TMoran" in upper right on verso
Signed by hand in pencil, "TM" in upper right on recto
