38. James Henry Moser
(1854-1913)
Sunrise on Mt. Washington, Intervale, New Hampshire

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Moser: Sunrise

Sunrise on Mt. Washington, Intervale, New Hampshire

Original drawing in pencil, watercolor and gouache, ca. 1895, 115 x 256 mm., on wove paper watermarked J. Whatman, 1893. Moser was born in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, of German heritage, and moved with his family to Columbus, Ohio in 1864. Although probably best known for the illustrations he, along with Frederick Church, did for Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus, Moser was – though still not recognized as such – one of the best watercolorists of his time. His work is rarely seen because most of it is held privately by his descendents. This is a quick sketch from a notebook and not a finished work, but even here there are glimpses of his abilities. Moser was, for many years, instructor in watercolor at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, but he traveled America extensively and left many fine images of places from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Cornwall, Connecticut.