Canyon of the Rio Virgin, South Utah
Cooper Hewitt

Canyon of the Rio Virgin, South Utah

Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926 · 1873

Recto: Brush and watercolor, graphite on white wove paper Verso: Graphite on paper
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

A group on horseback is crossing a low point of the river in center foreground, while tall white cliffs rise at left. In the distance, a low rise of rock outcroppings in mauve tones is silhouetted against a backdrop of ivory colored peaks under a heavy blue sky.

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