Third Lake, Madison, Wisconsin / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

The three lakes around Madison, Wisconsin are Mendota, Waubesa, and Kegonsa. See also 13.683 and 13.945. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.5.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Third Lake, Madison, Wisconsin; 3rd Lake Madison Wisconsin

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1876

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite and wash with white gouache and watercolor on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.309- 0.318 mm Machine-made, wove, NOT, tan in color. Image executed on the wire wide, smooth side on verso. Continuous hinge along top edge of verso with Eastern paper.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Drawing with Wash

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1971

Accession No:

02.939

Previous Number(s):

1971; 0226.939; 38719

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 3/4in. (24.8cm)
Width: 13 1/8in. (33.3cm)

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

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Blue" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Cattle” in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Horses & Men" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Oaks in foreground" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "3rd Lake Madison Wisconsin 1876" in lower right on recto

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

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Moran, Thomas. Third Lake, Madison, Wisconsin. 02.939. 1876. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02939 (08/15/2017).

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Third Lake, Madison, Wisconsin / Thomas Moran

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