Green River, Wyoming Territory

1886

Thomas Moran

Associated Names
Thomas Moran

Artist, American, born England, 1837 - 1926

The image shows a landscape with a body of water in the foreground and towering rock formations in the distance. The scene is depicted with intricate lines resembling an etching or engraving, creating texture and depth. The color palette consists of sepia tones. The water reflects the sky and distant landforms, with reeds and grasses at the shore. Trees line the banks, framing the cliffs. Wispy clouds fill the sky above.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.2 x 20.2 cm (5 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.2 x 30.2 cm (9 1/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.164

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klackner 1889, no. 52

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Wunderlich & Company, Inc., New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased September 22, 1983; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1889

  • Klackner, Christian. A Catalogue of the Complete Etched Works of Thomas Moran, N.A., and M. Nimmo Moran, S.P.E.. New York: C. Klackner's, 1889, p. 14, no. 52.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: TM [artist's monogram] / copyright 1886

Wikidata ID

Q76358763

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