The Burrow Train, New Mexico

1880

Peter Moran

Associated Names
Peter Moran

Artist, American, 1841 - 1914

American Art Review

Publisher

The image shows a landscape with donkeys carrying loads, led by figures. The viewpoint appears slightly elevated, with a horizon line placed about a quarter of the way from the top. The sky is clear with some clouds. The scene is depicted using fine, detailed, cross-hatched lines, typical of etchings. Closest to us, donkeys laden with barrels and boxes walk along a dirt path. Further away, the path leads into hilly terrain with more figures and cargo. The color palette is monochrome, primarily black and grey shades, emphasizing texture and contrast.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1881

  • Koehler, S.R., ed. The American Art Review 2, no. 10 (August 1881): p. 164.

2010

  • Wright, David Gilmore. Domestic and Wild: Peter Moran's Images of America, vol. 2. Baltimore, Maryland: Creo Press, 2010, pp. 330-333, no. 42.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: P. Moran

Wikidata ID

Q77012350

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