Drawing, "Castellated Rocks", June 2, 1892 ?
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We acquired this object in 1917
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- Object ID: 18189521
- Accession Number: 1917-17-18
- Acquired: 1917
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2Be7r/
- Drawing, "Castellated Rocks", June 2, 1892 ?. June 2, 1892 ?. Recto: Graphite, brush and various watercolor washes on paper. Verso: Graphite on paper.. Gift of Thomas Moran. 1917-17-18.
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- Artist: Thomas Moran
Recto: Horizontal view of distant jagged mountian peaks. Verso: View of two peaks with a canyon wall in left background.
This drawing is recto: graphite, brush and various watercolor washes on paper. verso: graphite on paper.. Its dimensions are: 12.4 x 17.7 cm (4 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.).
It is signed Signed with mongram, lower right corner.
and inscribed Recto: Inscribed in graphite ?, at upper right: The Needles; and dated: June 2 189.
Verso: Inscribed in graphite: 82.
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This drawing is from United States and dated June 2, 1892 ?
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Gift of Thomas Moran. Its provenance is Gift of Thomas Moran (Gift) We acquired this object in 1917.
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