Series of Prints: Port Madoc - Wales / Thomas Moran

Essay/Description

Multiple etchings from the same plate are stored in the Gilcrease Museum collections.

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Series of Prints: Port Madoc - Wales

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1882

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

dark brown printing ink on paper (14.404a), printing ink on paper (14.404b-m)

Paper/Support:

dark cream Handmade Sweden (14.404a); dark cream wove Handmade Sweden (14.404b-g, i-m)

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.404a-m

Previous Number(s):

1426.404a-m

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (14.404a):

Height: 15 23/64in. (39.0cm)
Width: 17 53/64in. (45.3cm)

Image (14.404a):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404b):

Height: 15 23/64in. (39.0cm)
Width: 17 19/32in. (44.7cm)

Image (14.404b):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404c):

Height: 15 7/8in. (40.3cm)
Width: 17 11/16in. (44.9cm)

Image (14.404c):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404d):

Height: 15 7/8in. (40.3cm)
Width: 17 1/2in. (44.5cm)

Image (14.404d):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404e):

Height: 16 1/16in. (40.8cm)
Width: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)

Image (14.404e):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404f):

Height: 16 7/64in. (40.9cm)
Width: 17 13/16in. (45.2cm)

Image (14.404f):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404g):

Height: 16 7/64in. (40.9cm)
Width: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)

Image (14.404g):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404h):

Height: 15 7/8in. (40.3cm)
Width: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)

Image (14.404h):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404i):

Height: 15 5/8in. (39.7cm)
Width: 17 11/16in. (44.9cm)

Image (14.404i):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404j):

Height: 16 1/32in. (40.7cm)
Width: 17 11/16in. (44.9cm)

Image (14.404j):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404k):

Height: 12 23/32in. (32.3cm)
Width: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)

Image (14.404k):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404l):

Height: 12 53/64in. (32.6cm)
Width: 16 31/32in. (43.1cm)

Image (14.404l):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

Overall (14.404m):

Height: 9 41/64in. (24.5cm)
Width: 13 15/32in. (34.2cm)

Image (14.404m):

Height: 7 7/8in. (20.0cm)
Width: 11 3/4in. (29.8cm)

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: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's printer notes are present in etching; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Wipe sky & distance 10 of this" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404a); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, N. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404b); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, NO. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404c); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, N. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404d); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, N. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404e); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, N. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404f); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, N. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404g); Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, N. WALES" in lower left on recto (14.404h); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, N. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Port Madoc - N Wales - unfinished plate $15.00" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48.5613" in lower left on verso (14.404i); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, N. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Port Madoc - N Wales - $15" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404j); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Port Madoc, N Wales" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404k); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC, N. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404l); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PORT MADOC NO. WALES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 56.13" in lower left on verso (14.404m)

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto (14.404b-l); Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran. 1883" in lower left on recto (14.404m); Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower right on recto (14.404m)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

black, Britannia, buildings, clouds, coastline, gray, grey, hills, landscapes (representations), male artist, mountains, Ocean, ports, sailboats, ships, United Kingdom, Wales, water

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Moran, Thomas. Series of Prints: Port Madoc - Wales. 14.404a-m. 1882. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14404a-m (08/15/2017).

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Series of Prints: Port Madoc - Wales / Thomas Moran

Essay/Description

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Print A: Landscape after Daubigny

Icebergs in the Middle Atlantic

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

Cite this Page