Landscape; double-sided
0.171- 0.173 mm
Laid, machine-made paper, warm cream in color, ribbed texture. Originally stationary paper from the Moran Gallery, stamped on the PL edge of verso in black ink (originally the top of the support) "The Moran Gallery, 28 East 20th Street, New York" followed by three clover icons. The same address as Theodore Roosevelts's Birthplace, listed as a National Historic site.
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
Drawn on Moran Gallery stationary with printed inscription, "The Moran Gallery, 28 East 20th Street, New York." in center right on verso; Pencil sketch of a landscape on verso
Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Green River. W." in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "No. 132." in upper right on verso
Signed by hand in pencil, "TM 1879" in lower right on recto
