H. G. Moon


We offer for sale colored stone lithographs from the rare 1892 lithographs signed by H.G. Moon.  These large folio orchid lithographs are from the work entitled Reichenbachia: Orchids Illustrated and Described, which was published by Frederic Sander.  Sander began his career in the horticultural industry early and established himself as a learned man in the areas of orchids.  In 1886, Sander hired H. G. Moon to create watercolors of his beloved orchids.  Joseph Mansell and others then produced lithographs of these paintings.  Heinrich Reichenbach was a leading authority on orchids during 1865-1889.  Reichenbach's descriptions of the flora represented in these paintings were paired with the lithographs to form the renowned Reichenbacia published in London in 1892.  They are signed in the lower part of the image by H.G. Moon.