Landscape with Figure / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Landscape with Figure

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

mid-19th century - early 20th century

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; double-sided 0.142- 0.145 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, dark cream in color. Originally a slip from a hotel, printed inscriptions are located at the PR edge (Kingsly Hotel, Hart Street, Bloomsbury Square, London, Telegrams, Bookcraft, London). Partial scripted watermark reading “..ckeray Hotels“ central image and below, “...don“.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.676

Previous Number(s):

1316.676; 20447

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 5in. (12.7cm)
Width: 8in. (20.3cm)

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

Marks: Pencil sketch of a landscape on verso

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed in print in ink, "TELEGRAMS, BOOKCRAFT, LONDON. KINGSLEY HOTEL, HART STREET, BLOOMSBURY SQUARE, LONDON." in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "2. 30" in upper left on verso

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Moran, Thomas. Landscape with Figure. 13.676. mid-19th century - early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13676 (07/27/2017).

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Landscape with Figure / Thomas Moran

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