Summit of the Sierras

Thomas Moran, 1872/75

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Summit of the Sierras, 1872/75. Gouache over graphite, on cream laid paper.

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Gouache over graphite, on cream laid paper · 36 × 25 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Summit of the Sierras
Artist: Thomas Moran American, born England, 1837-1926
Date: 1872/75
Medium: Gouache over graphite, on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 36 × 25 cm (14 3/16 × 9 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Byron Harvey
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1837–1926

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