Landscape; double-sided
0,167-0,170mm
Machine made, wove paper, dark cream in color, smooth, mat surface. The main image is located on the wire side of the support; felt side on verso. Transmitted light reveals a fairly even distribution of fibers with obvious striation in the machine direction and pronounced wire mesh pattern. Bottom edge of the drawing has been torn out from a bound volume. Same paper as 13.762
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
Moran, Thomas. At Miners River, Pictured Rocks, Lake Superior. 13.756. July 29, 1860. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13756 (12/04/2014).
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