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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Looking down Los Pinos; Looking Down Los Pinos

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

late-19th century - early 20th century

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite with watercolor on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.183- 0.192 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, warm brown/grey in color. The media is located on the felt side; wire side on verso.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

02.780

Previous Number(s):

0236.780; 13014

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 3/64in. (25.5cm)
Width: 12 7/8in. (32.7cm)

Image:

Height: 10 3/64in. (25.5cm)
Width: 12 7/8in. (32.7cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

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; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Nines Point" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Looking down Los Pinos" in upper left on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "TM" in upper left on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blue, Colorado, gray, grey, hills, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (environments), Los Pinos, male artist, mountains, pencil, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees

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Moran, Thomas. Looking down Los Pinos. 02.780. late-19th century - early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02780 (12/04/2014).

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Looking down Los Pinos / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

Cite this Page