1862
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
St. Paul's from Under Waterloo Bridge, Low Tide is a 1862 graphite by Thomas Moran, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a waterfront scene with a river in the foreground. On the right, ships are docked at wooden piers, their masts crisscrossing. In the background, a mix of buildings—some with spires, others with domes—line the shore, including a tall tower with a clock. The artist focused on everyday details like low tide and the busy docks. The lines are loose but precise, capturing light and shadow simply. Next, look up Realism to see how artists like this one showed ordinary life plainly.
Thomas Moran (February 12, 1837 – August 25, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains.
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