Print A: On the Sand Hills - East Hampton; On the Sand Hills - Easthampton; Fresh Ponds, L. I.; Midday Easthampton, L. I.
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
1880
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
printing ink on paper
Paper/Support:
Landscape; single-sided
0.139- 0.164 mm
Dark cream, wove handmade Sweden paper; textured surface from felts. Watermark on lower PL “Handmade Sweden“ with central honeycomb image; media located on felt side of support.
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
Related People:
Moran, Edward, sibling of - person American painter, 1829-1901
Moran, Edward Percy, uncle/aunt of - person American painter, 1862-1935
Moran, Mary Nimmo, spouse of - person American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899
Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Fresh Ponds L.I." in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "'Fresh Ponds' LI." in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4850.2" in lower right on verso
Signed in plate with colophon, "TM" in lower left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto
