Looking toward the Lake from the Camp, Down the Rangeley Stream; Looking toward the lake from the Camp. Down the Rangely stream
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
1873
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite and wash on paper
Paper/Support:
Landscape; double-sided
0.273- 0.281 mm
Machine-made, wove, mat surface, NOT, dark cream in color. Image is located on the wire side of support, smooth side on verso.
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
Related People:
Moran, Edward, sibling of - person American painter, 1829-1901
Moran, Edward Percy, uncle/aunt of - person American painter, 1862-1935
Moran, Mary Nimmo, spouse of - person American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899
Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Looking toward the lake from the Camp. Down the Rangely stream 1-1/2 col" in top center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Boats" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Grove" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "from the Camp" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Sketch for painting" in upper left on verso
Moran, Thomas. Looking toward the Lake from the Camp, Down the Rangeley Stream. 02.940. 1873. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02940 (07/27/2017).
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