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Francis Luis Mora Art

American, 1874-1940
Francis Luis Mora was one of the great American artists of late 19th and early 20th centuries. His illustrations were found in numerous magazines and periodicals including Harper's Weekly, Scribner's, and Century Magazine. In 1903, alongside Robert Henri, Mora taught a class at Bayport on the South Shore of New York's Long Island and another class at Good Ground in 1904, both identified as continuations of Chase's Shinnecock School. Mora also taught and exhibited extensively at the Art Students League of New York. Born in Uruguay in 1874, his family moved to America when he was a child. His father, Domingo Mora, was a well-known Spanish artist who gave his son his early artistic training. Mora also attended the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School where he studied drawing and painting under Frank Benson and Edmund Tarbell. Later he studied under H. Siddens Mowbray at the Art Students League in New York City. Following the tradition of his contemporaries and mentors, Mora traveled to Europe to study the great paintings of the Old Masters. The influence of the Spanish Masters, especially Velazquez, is evident in Mora's choice of subject matter and style throughout his career. "Perhaps it is these very conflicting conditions in the life of Mr. Luis Mora that have evolved the unusual quality of his art, an art essentially Spanish in subject and feeling and wholly modern and American in expression…(Craftsm, 17:402)." Over two hundred of Mora's sketchbooks are conserved at the Archives of American Art. Mora was also commissioned to paint the portraits of Andrew Carnegie and President Warren G. Harding, both of which hang in the White House.
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Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself
Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself

Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself

By Francis Luis Mora

Located in New York, NY

A simply marvelous drawing - a self-portrait of the artist himself. It also reads as a very elegant and expressive line drawing of any gentleman - a hallmark depiction of a bon-vi...

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Early 20th Century American Realist Francis Luis Mora Art

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Archival Paper, Graphite

The Opal Pool - Coast of Catalina, Spain
The Opal Pool - Coast of Catalina, Spain

The Opal Pool - Coast of Catalina, Spain

By Francis Luis Mora

Located in New York, NY

A very rare and exceptional work by one of America's most versatile and interesting American Impressionists. This was done on an early trip the artist made to Spain. The artist live...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Francis Luis Mora Art

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Oil, Board

Playa con Llüats, Beach and Boats
Playa con Llüats, Beach and Boats

Playa con Llüats, Beach and Boats

By Francis Luis Mora

Located in New York, NY

A very dear and special work by Francis Luis Mora done while he was in Spain. An important trip early in his career, this is a gem of American Impressionism in technique and history...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Francis Luis Mora Art

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Mother and Child - Classic Portrait
Mother and Child - Classic Portrait

Mother and Child - Classic Portrait

By Francis Luis Mora

Located in Miami, FL

This warm portrait looks like it could have been painted by Corot. Francis Luis Mora paints in that tradition. It's a small painting that invites the viewer to look closer. The art...

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1920s Academic Francis Luis Mora Art

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Oil, Board

Battle Scene, Spanish American War
Battle Scene, Spanish American War

Battle Scene, Spanish American War

By Francis Luis Mora

Located in New York, NY

Francis Luis Mora was considered one of America's finest "sketchers". A collection of his Sketchbooks are at the Smithsonian and this work came out of one in the early 1990's from t...

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1890s Ashcan School Francis Luis Mora Art

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Graphite

Spanish Souvenir- mantilla, peineta,  gilet
Spanish Souvenir- mantilla, peineta,  gilet

Spanish Souvenir- mantilla, peineta, gilet

By Francis Luis Mora

Located in Miami, FL

Spanish Souvenir- mantilla, peineta, by Francis Luis Mora is a painting of beautiful Spanish women in traditional dress with their entourage. It's is a museum-quality work. In fact, ...

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1920s Impressionist Francis Luis Mora Art

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George Washington Hand Studies, Mount Vernon
George Washington Hand Studies, Mount Vernon

George Washington Hand Studies, Mount Vernon

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Located in New York, NY

This stunning study of George Washington's hands is a unique and remarkable drawing pair. Mora was noted as an exceptional draftsman and actually traveled america giving lectures ab...

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1910s American Realist Francis Luis Mora Art

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Blond Girl with Basket of Flowers "Rosemary's Playmate"
Blond Girl with Basket of Flowers "Rosemary's Playmate"

Blond Girl with Basket of Flowers "Rosemary's Playmate"

By Francis Luis Mora

Located in Miami, FL

This is an almost lifesize portrait of a charming blond holding a basket of freshly picked flowers. The girl set against a verdant landscape with blue sky and cumulus clouds. The subject is the friend of the artist's daughter. 78 x 42in. framed. This joyful image of youth looks better in person due to its impressive size and clearly will be a statement piece in any home. Francis Luis Mora ( ( Uruguayan / American, 1874-1940) Studied under Edmund Charles Tarbell...

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