Island Seascape after Turner / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Moran's painting is after Turner's 1826-1828 "Montjean-sur-Loire." See the Tate D24767. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 5.2.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Island Seascape after Turner; Sketch after J. M. W. Turner

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1866

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor and graphite with gouache on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape P: adhered to secondary support, S: 0.929- 0.974 mm The primary support is wove, machine-made, artist quality paper, blue in color (blue fibers are visible). The secondary support is a machine-made, low quality board lined with smooth dark cream paper. (same primary and secondary support as 0276.872 mm)

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.797

Previous Number(s):

0226.797; 26967

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 7 1/4in. (18.4cm)
Width: 9 7/8in. (25.1cm)

Image:

Height: 5 5/16in. (13.5cm)
Width: 8 7/64in. (20.6cm)

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

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Turner, Joseph Mallord William

Birth Date:

1775

Death Date:

1851

Nationalities:

British (modern)

Roles:

English painter and draftsman, 1775-1851

Gender:

male

Events:

active (professional function)

Note:

Turner dominated British landscape painting throughout the first half of the 19th century. He established a reputation in the Royal Academy, London, as a topographical watercolorist and painter of Sublime and historical landscapes. Turner's body of work includes around three hundred paintings and over twenty thousand drawings and watercolors, the majority of which were given to the English government upon his death. Comment on works: Marines, views

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in ink, "After J.M.W. TURNER. -1866" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "106" in center on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in ink, "T.MORAN." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Island Seascape after Turner. 02.797. 1866. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02797 (03/21/2019).

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