Green River Buttes, Wyoming / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Green River Buttes, Wyoming

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; one-sided 0.198- 0.209 mm Machine-made, wove, NOT surface, cream in color. The painting is located on the smooth side, wire side on verso. Fibers are evenly dispersed in transmitted light.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.885

Previous Number(s):

0236.885; 16394

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 5/16in. (26.2cm)
Width: 13 15/16in. (35.4cm)

Image:

Height: 10 5/16in. (26.2cm)
Width: 13 15/16in. (35.4cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

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

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Green River Buttes, Wyoming" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "No. 323" in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "TMoran 1879" in lower left on recto

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Tags:

blue, gray, Green River, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscape (representation), male artist, orange, river, rock, rock formations, sketch, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, United States, water, white, Wyoming

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Moran, Thomas. Green River Buttes, Wyoming. 02.885. 1879. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02885 (08/15/2017).

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Green River Buttes, Wyoming / Thomas Moran

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