A rare monotype, 1902, pencil signed and dated, initialed in the image, matted and framed under glass.

Image 7 x 9 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.

John Francis Murphy was an American tonalist. Primarily self-taught, he was well regarded as an artist during this lifetime. He was elected a full academician to the National Academy of Design in 1885. He was also a member of the Society of American Artists and the American Watercolor Society. His works are in numerous prominent public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Minor rubbing to frame; not examined out of the frame.