Grand Canyon of Arizona from "Berrys"

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Artist Thomas Moran(American, born England, 1837–1926)American, born England, 1837–1926

CultureAmerican

Titles

Grand Canyon of Arizona from "Berrys"

Date1901

MediumWatercolor, pencil, and gouache on paper

DimensionsSheet (at open): 14 13/16 × 21 1/4 in. (37.7 × 53.9 cm)
Frame: 21 1/2 × 28 × 3/4 in. (54.6 × 71.1 × 1.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Duncan W. Corbett

Object number2026.203

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceThe artist; by descent to Ruth Moran (1870-1948), daughter of the artist, East Hampton, New York; sold to Ann Fraser Brewer (1901-2000), New York, October 1933; by descent from the above; sold to private collection, United States, until August 2016; by descent from the above to a Southwestern private collection, August 2016-January 2026; [Sotheby’s, New York, The American West, January 24, 2026, lot 303]; Purchased by Duncan W. Corbett, Houston, Tx, at the above sale, 2026; gifted to MFAH, 2026.
Exhibition HistoryExhibition of Water Color Sketches by Thomas Moran. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Art Association, Casa de la Guerra, 1925, Cat. 56.

Memorial Exhibition: Water Color Sketches by Thomas Moran. New York: The Milch Galleries, 1926, Cat. 60.
Published References none Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Signed and inscribed in graphite, lower right: Grand Canon of Arizona. [sic] // From “Berrys” //May 30th 1901 // T. Moran.
Verso: Inscribed in graphite: No 3

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Catalogue raisonnéClark, Carroll. Thomas Moran: Watercolors of the American West. Austin, London, and Fort Worth: University of Texas Press for the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1980, p. 139, Cat. 113 (not illus).

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