Oct 25, 2018 - Sale 2490

Sale 2490 - Lot 181

Price Realized: $ 1,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
JO MORA (1876-1947) YOSEMITE. 1931.
19 1/2x15 3/4 inches, 49 1/2x40 cm.
Condition B+: small tear along vertical and horizontal folds, at center; minor tears and darkening in margins; minor creases in margins and image; abrasions along folds. Paper.
Mora was a prominent California artist of Uruguayan heritage who was well-known as a cartoonist, painter, cartographer, illustrator, photographer and sculptor. In 1998, The Monterey Museum of Art held an exhibition of his work, which they described as follows: "Apart from its artistic merits, Mora's work is valued for its historical significance. As an astute observer, Mora created art that eloquently and accurately described the western land and way of life he admired, whether his subject was vaqueros, Hopi katsina figures, the Arizona landscape, turn-of-the-century Yosemite, or the California missions."