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Title(s):

Lower Geyser Basin; Blue Springs, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone; Great Blue Lake, Idaho

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1873

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor and gouache on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.299- 0.310 mm Cream, wove paper which has been sized by the artist (brushstrokes visible on verso)

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1964

Accession No:

02.1365

Previous Number(s):

0226.1365; 19206

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (Mat):

Height: 13 3/4in. (34.9cm)
Width: 17 11/16in. (44.9cm)

Image:

Height: 9 27/32in. (25.0cm)
Width: 14 7/32in. (36.1cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 3/4in. (34.9cm)
Width: 17 11/16in. (44.9cm)

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

Signed: Signed by hand in paint with colophon, "TMORAN. 1873." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Lower Geyser Basin. 02.1365. 1873. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/021365 (07/26/2019).

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