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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Portneuf Canyon; Port Neuf Canyon

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1879

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor and graphite with white gouache on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; double-sided 0.258- 0.267 mm Dark cream, NOT, wove paper

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.851

Previous Number(s):

0236.851; 18153

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 3/4in. (27.3cm)
Width: 14 59/64in. (37.9cm)

Image:

Height: 7 63/64in. (20.3cm)
Width: 14 59/64in. (37.9cm)

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: Pencil sketch of a desert landscape on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blue, brown, canyons, clouds, green (color), hills, Idaho, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (environments), male artist, mountains, paintings, purple, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, water, watercolor, white (color), yellow

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Moran, Thomas. Portneuf Canyon. 02.851. 1879. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02851 (07/26/2019).

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Portneuf Canyon / Thomas Moran

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