Design for a Picture / Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

Design for a Picture

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1881

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.142- 0.155 mm Wove, machine-made, dark cream in color. Torn out of a notebook along the PR edge. Drawing is located on the wire side of the support; smooth side on verso.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.631

Previous Number(s):

1316.631; 35537

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 12 3/32in. (30.7cm)
Width: 9 11/16in. (24.6cm)

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, "P3 Par 6 rest of P3, 43 Par 6 rest of P3" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "25|623 [20 over 35 above 500]" in upper center on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "166." in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in lower left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Design for a Picture. 13.631. 1881. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13631 (12/04/2014).

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