Thomas Moran, A Mexican Hacienda, Lake Cuitzeo, 1885, oil on wood, 15 1⁄2 x 12 3⁄4 in. (39.4 x 32.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1968.120.2
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Artwork Details
- Title
- A Mexican Hacienda, Lake Cuitzeo
- Artist
- Date
- 1885
- Location
- Dimensions
- 15 1⁄2 x 12 3⁄4 in. (39.4 x 32.4 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on wood
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Waterscape — boat
- Landscape — water
- Landscape — Mexico
- Landscape — lake — Lake Cuitzeo
- Object Number
- 1968.120.2
Artwork Description
Thomas Moran traveled to Cuba and Mexico in 1883, making many sketches of the landscape. In this image, we gaze through an archway of dark trees to a sunny hacienda on the banks of Lake Cuitzeo. In the foreground a lone figure sits in deep shadows by a pool of water. This intimate scene, which emphasizes the beauty and quietness of nature on a small scale, is very different from the dramatic panoramas of mountains and canyons that were Moran’s trademark.
