Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe - Scotland / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

This is a small plate version of the etching Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe - Scotland 14.396a-b. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.15.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe - Scotland

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1882

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.284- 0.286 mm Cream, machine-made laid paper; dandy roll (wire side on verso). Speckled brown fibers visible

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.923

Previous Number(s):

TL2009.40.2; TL2009.40.2

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 8 27/64in. (21.4cm)
Width: 11 3/16in. (28.4cm)

Image:

Height: 3 9/16in. (9.0cm)
Width: 5 7/8in. (14.9cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Thomas Moran

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Moran, Thomas

Birth Date:

1837

Death Date:

1926

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1837-1926

Gender:

male

Note:

Born 12 January 1837; died 25 August 1926. In 1844, Moran and his family settled in Maryland. Moran began his career in the 1850s as a wood engraver in Philadelphia. In the mid-1850s, he studied painting in Philadelphia under his brother Edward Moran. Moran and his brother travelled to England in 1862 to study painting. In the 1860s, Moran also visited France and Italy. In 1871, Moran accompanied the Geological Survey of Yellowstone National Park, Colorado. In 1872, Moran established himself in New York City. In 1916, Moran moved to Santa Barbara, California. Comment on works: Landscapes

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed in print in ink, "Thomas Moran (1837-1926) BRIDGE IV THE PASS OF GLENCOE, 1882A. Signed in the plate (monogram) and dated, l.l. Moran's small version of his larger etching, made for the 1883 NY Etching Club exhibition catalog. This subject derives from the Morans' spring 1882 trip to Scotland, London, and Wales. Etching, 3 5/8 x 5 7/8". $400" on support in upper center on recto

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TM 1882 [reversed]" in lower left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "Thomas Moran" in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe - Scotland. 14.923. 1882. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14923 (08/15/2017).

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Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe - Scotland / Thomas Moran

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