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.
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
Related People:
Moran, Edward, sibling of - person American painter, 1829-1901
Moran, Edward Percy, uncle/aunt of - person American painter, 1862-1935
Moran, Mary Nimmo, spouse of - person American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899
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 by hand in pencil, "T.M." in upper left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto
