The Beginning of Autumn (Monument Mountain near Stockbridge)(from McGuire Scrapbook)
Medium
Gouache on blue wove paper mounted on off-white Bristol board
Dimensions
1 5/16 x 3 5/16 in. (3.3 x 8.4 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of James C. McGuire, 1926
Accession Number
26.216.79
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Beginning of Autumn (Monument Mountain near Stock)*, a delicate 1900 gouache by American artist James Henry Moser. just 1 5/16 x 3 5/16 inches (3.3 x 8.4 cm), this intimate landscape is rendered on blue wove paper on off-white Bristol board Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's American Wing, entered the collection as a gift James C. McGuire 1926, originating from the McGuire Scrap—a personal album of artistic treasures. Moser captures the evocative shift from summer to fall on Monument Mountain, a dramatic peak near Stockbridge, Massachusetts, long celebrated in American art fo...
About the Artist
James Henry Moser
American (born Canada), Whitby, Ontario 1854–1913 West Cornwall, Connecticut