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Harvest at San Juan, New Mexico

c. 1883

Peter Moran

Associated Names

Peter Moran

Artist, American, 1841 - 1914

Cassell & Co.

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The image shows a group of horses being driven around a large haystack enclosed by tall sticks. In the background are faint outlines of buildings or trees. The etching technique used creates detailed textures and movement. The color palette is limited to sepia tones. Two figures are herding the horses in the foreground, with more figures and open land in the distance. The sky above is filled with dramatic clouds.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 15.6 × 32 cm (6 1/8 × 12 5/8 in.)
sheet: 32.3 × 48.1 cm (12 11/16 × 18 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3586
Catalogue Raisonné

Wright 2010, no. 62

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

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: P.M.; lower right in graphite: P. Moran

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