Harvest at San Juan, New Mexico

c. 1883

Peter Moran

Associated Names
Peter Moran

Artist, American, 1841 - 1914

Cassell & Co.

Publisher

The image shows a landscape from a slightly elevated point of view. The view displays the land and the sky. The horizon line divides the earth from the sky. There are silhouette structures that resemble buildings or houses on the horizon. The style of the artwork is etching with fine lines creating patterns and textures. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of brown and black. A group of horses is galloping with figures holding whips. Clouds fill the sky, adding depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.3 x 31.2 cm (6 x 12 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 46.3 cm (14 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.162

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wright 2010, no. 62

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad Graeber Fine Art, Glyndon, Maryland); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased September 2, 1993; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1888

  • Keppel, Frederick. Catalogue of the Etched Work of Peter Moran. New York, 1888: no. 74.

2010

  • Wright, David Gilmore. Domestic and Wild: Peter Moran's Images of America, vol. 2. Baltimore, Maryland: Creo Press, 2010, pp. 365-370, no. 62.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: PM.; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: br. England / 1842. / Harvest at San Juan, New Mex. / Peter Moran.

Wikidata ID

Q76355197

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