Mojave Wall
Artist
Thomas Moran
(American, 1837 - 1926)
Date1915
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Frame: 30 11/16 × 26 5/8 × 3 11/16 inches (77.9 × 67.6 × 9.4 cm)
Frame: 30 11/16 × 26 5/8 × 3 11/16 inches (77.9 × 67.6 × 9.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999
Object number31.18.18
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionOil painting depicting a scene of a Grand Canyon cliffside.Label TextMoran first visited the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River when he accompanied the expedition of explorer John Wesley Powell in 1873. Inspired by the incredible beauty, the artist returned often to the site that became the Grand Canyon National Park, located in the northwest corner of the state of Arizona. He interpreted the changing atmosphere that affects the intense colors of the canyon.
ProvenanceNita Hill Stark [1890-1939] and H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][1]; by inheritance to her husband H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][2]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [3]; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
| 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nita Hill Stark until her death at which point her ½ interest was bequeathed to H.J. Lutcher Stark.
| 2. Appraisal Report of H. J. Luther Stark and Estate of Nita Hill Stark, Orange, Texas, October 11, 1939. Listings of the Second Floor Living Room, Page C003659, listed as "Mojave Wall"
| 3. Transferred August 31, 2005 from Nelda C. Stark Estate to Nelda C. and H.J Lutcher Stark Foundation in accordance with residuary clause (Article III, Section M) of the Will of Nelda C. Stark
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