Upper Basins / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Upper Basins

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

July 21, 1892

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor over graphite on paper, heightened with white chalk

Paper/Support:

Landscape; double-sided 0.160- 0.167 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, dark caramel in color (originally cream which is visible on the verso).

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.831

Previous Number(s):

0236.831; 24073

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 17/32in. (24.2cm)
Width: 12 23/32in. (32.3cm)

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 landscape on verso

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Mt Everts." in center right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "pale white and green" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Very White" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "July 21st 1892" in lower left on recto

Signed: Singed by hand in pencil, "TM" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "T.M. 1892" in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Upper Basins. 02.831. July 21, 1892. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02831 (01/22/2019).

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Upper Basins / Thomas Moran

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