Heywood Hot Springs / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Heywood Hot Springs

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1881

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor and graphite with white gouache on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided Primary: 0.204- 0.213 mm Secondary: .227- 0.228 mm The primary support is grey with a green undertone, wove, machine-made. The secondary support is cream (originally light cream), smooth, wove paper

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.846

Previous Number(s):

0236.846; 40242

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 12 13/32in. (31.5cm)
Width: 18 15/16in. (48.1cm)

Image:

Height: 9 39/64in. (24.4cm)
Width: 12 9/16in. (31.9cm)

Mat:

Height: 16 9/64in. (41.0cm)
Width: 20 5/64in. (51.0cm)

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: Partial ink print on support 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, "Heywood Hot springs" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Bigger" in upper center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "in Colorado." on support in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Magnificent” [illegible]" on support in lower center on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran" in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Heywood Hot Springs. 02.846. 1881. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02846 (07/26/2019).

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