Paintings

1876 - 1900

blue

gray

Green River

Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project

landscape (representation)

male artist

orange

river

rock

rock formations

sketch

Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project

United States

water

white

Wyoming

Watercolor Painting

Thomas Moran

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1879 | watercolor and graphite with white gouache on paper

Green River Buttes, Wyoming

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Landscape; one-sided
0.198- 0.209 mm
Machine-made, wove, NOT surface, cream in color. The painting is located on the smooth side, wire side on verso. Fibers are evenly dispersed in transmitted light.

Books, Articles and Exhibition Catalogues

brown

clouds

reflections

trees

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Landscape; one-sided
0.194- 0.202 mm
Machine-made, wove, NOT surface, originally grey in color. Wire mesh pattern visible in transmitted light. Painting is located on the wire side of support.

buttes

gray (color)

grayish pink

grey

landscapes (environments)

mountains

orange yellow

paintings

rain

rivers

watercolor

yellow

Buttes, Green River, Wyoming

September 20, 1881 | watercolor and graphite on paper

Landscape; double-sided
0.208- 0.216 mm
Machine-made, wove, wire textured surface, cream in color. Very short fibers dispersed within wire pattern, visible in transmitted light. The painting is location of the wire side of support; felt side on verso.

cliffs

green (color)

mesas

painting (image-making)

purple

reddish brown

watercolors

wove paper

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The Cliffs of Green River, Wyoming

Landscape; single-sided
Primary support is adhered to secondary support. Secondary support: 1.193- 1.218 m
The primary support is brown, mixed fiber and laid. Watermarks are visible in raking light at the top PL and PR corners but hard to read "AEM?"and "Glaslon?"

Drawings

canyon

rock formation

shore (landform)

Graphite Drawing

late-19th century - early 20th century | graphite on paper

Landscape; single-sided
0.184- 0.192 mm
Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, originally grey in color (now appears taupe).

mountain

Green River, Wyoming

Green River. Wyoming

Landscape; double-sided
0.165- 0.170 mm
Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, cream in color. Transmitted light reveals an even dispersion of fibers and a distinct wire/mesh pattern.

Landscape; double-sided
0.279- 0.290 mm
Machine-made, wove, smooth, mixed fiber, blue in color. The main sketch is on the wire side of support, smooth side on verso

island

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Landscape; single-sided
0.154-0.165 mm
Machine-made, laid, textured surface, mixed fiber, dark cream in color. Chain lines are vertical: parallel to PL and PR edges. Watermark in cursive letters centrally located “AGM“

beach

black

boat

cove

light

natural arch

Natural Bridge

people

{"DisplayOrder":"1","Title":"Green River, Erosion"}

Green River, Erosion

Portrait; double-sided
0.287- 0.300 mm
Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, heavier weight, dark tan in color. Main image is located on the smooth side of the support, wire side on verso

Castle Rock

Back of the Castle Rock, Green River, Wyoming

Back of the Castle Rock, Green River, W

Landscape; single-sided
0.294- 0.301 mm
Machine-made, wove, heavier weight, pink/cream in color. Image is located on the smooth side, wire side on verso. Fibers are fairly even in transmitted light.

butte

landscapes (representations)

plants

vegetation

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Green River. W.

Landscape; double-sided
0.171- 0.173 mm
Laid, machine-made paper, warm cream in color, ribbed texture. Originally stationary paper from the Moran Gallery, stamped on the PL edge of verso in black ink (originally the top of the support) "The Moran Gallery, 28 East 20th Street, New York" followed by three clover icons. The same address as Theodore Roosevelts's Birthplace, listed as a National Historic site.

Prints

grass

Etching

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Print A: Green River, Wyoming Territory

Landscape; double-sided
0.230- 0.232 mm
Warm tan, laid machine-made paper; chain lines run horizonal

engravings

Gladstone

grasses

grey (colour)

locomotives

paper (fiber product)

peaks (landform components)

railroads

sunlight

train

wood

Wood Engraving

John Karst

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late-19th century - early 20th century | printing ink on paper

Green River Landscape

Karst, John

Landscape; single-sided
Primary support is adhered completely to the secondary support. Secondary support: 0.503- 0.504 mm
Thin smooth paper mounted to heavy wove paper

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