Calderon, Mexico / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Calderon, Mexico; Calderon Mex

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

February 25, 1883

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor over graphite on paper, heightened with white gouache

Paper/Support:

Landscape; double-sided 0.262- 0.276 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, dark cream in color. The recto is on the smooth side of the support; wire side on verso. Same paper as 1346.830, 1346.821, 1346.825, 1346.778, 1346.1033, 1346.809.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.808

Previous Number(s):

0246.808; 35804

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10in. (25.4cm)
Width: 14 1/4in. (36.2cm)

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

Marks: Pencil sketch of a building on verso

Inscriptions: Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Calderon Mex Feb 25th 1883" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Boulders" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "5 [end of text obscured]" in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in upper right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Calderon, Mexico. 02.808. February 25, 1883. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02808 (08/15/2017).

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