Fresh Pond / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Fresh Pond

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

August 31, 1883

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper, heightened with white gouache

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.276- 0.279 mm Machine-made, wove, light bluish-green (contains blue fibers), thick paper. The media is located on the textured side; smooth side on verso. Same paper as 1326.563, 0226.936.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1970

Accession No:

02.943

Previous Number(s):

1970; 0226.943; 10031

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 7/8in. (25.1cm)
Width: 13in. (33.0cm)

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; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Fresh Pond Aug 31st-83" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A5615 #36" in lower left on verso

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

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Moran, Thomas. Fresh Pond. 02.943. August 31, 1883. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02943 (08/15/2017).

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