York River

1882

Peter Moran

Associated Names
Peter Moran

Artist, American, 1841 - 1914

The image features a sketched river landscape from an elevated vantage point. A line of trees, small buildings, and a bridge are visible in the distance. The sketch is defined by light pencil strokes on a cream paper background in various shades of gray. Closest to us on the right, small boats are tethered to a wooden dock. Trees flank the riverbank on the left, extending into the distance.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Grant Taylor, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1953; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Tour of Canada), 1977-1979

1979

  • Sketches by Contemporaries of Frederic E. Church, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 96, no. 620.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: York River Aug 5th/82; upper center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Peter Moran

Wikidata ID

Q64619408

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