Green River, Wyoming Territory

1886

Thomas Moran

Associated Names
Thomas Moran

Artist, American, born England, 1837 - 1926

The image shows a landscape from a slightly elevated position, featuring a river flowing into the distance. A rugged mesa dominates the high horizon, with another rock formation to the left creating a frame for the scene. Trees line the water's edge, contrasting with the rock formations. Swirling clouds fill the sky above. The illustration uses fine lines and cross-hatching for detail and depth, resembling an etching. The color scheme is limited to sepia tones, giving the image a tranquil, vintage aesthetic. Reeds and grasses grow along the riverbank, leading the gaze towards the central mesa.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.34 × 20.32 cm (5 1/4 × 8 in.)
    sheet: 23.81 × 30.32 cm (9 3/8 × 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1317

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klackner 1889, no. 52

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: Thomas Moran

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012369

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