Moran Point, Yellowstone Canyon / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Moran Point, Yellowstone Canyon; Morans Point, Yellowstone Cañon

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

July 31, 1892

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor and white gouache over graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.157- 0.170 mm Machine-made wove paper, smooth surface, greenish-brown in color (discolored from a light blue, visible on the verso). Blue fibers are visible.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.830

Previous Number(s):

0236.830; 36746

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 17/32in. (24.2cm)
Width: 12 43/64in. (32.2cm)

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, "Morans Point, Yellowstone Cañon July 31st 1892" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "yellow & white slide" in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "95 40 [40 overwritten with 54] [54 multiplied by 40] [long division used to divide 2160 by 95] 22 [2 overwritten with 3] | 40" in upper left on verso

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

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Moran, Thomas. Moran Point, Yellowstone Canyon. 02.830. July 31, 1892. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02830 (07/27/2017).

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