On the Plateau above Dolores / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

On the Plateau above Dolores; on the plateau above Dolores

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

February 28, 1883

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor over graphite on paper, heightened with white gouache

Paper/Support:

Landscape; double-sided 0.271- 0.274 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, mixed fiber, light blueish crème in color. The media is located on the smooth side; wire side on verso. Same paper as 0246.818-819, 1346.802, 1346.814, 1346.823, 1346.829

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.816

Previous Number(s):

0246.816; 37014

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

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "on the plateau above Dolores Feb 28th 1883" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HACIENDA" in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "8 [end of text obscured]" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "#5" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "3 + 3 3/8 Bd-" in center on verso

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

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blue, brown, clouds, Dolores, gouache, gray (color), haciendas, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (representations), male artist, México, mountains, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, watercolors, white (color), wove paper

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Moran, Thomas. On the Plateau above Dolores. 02.816. February 28, 1883. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02816 (07/27/2017).

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On the Plateau above Dolores / Thomas Moran

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