Side of Entrance to the Great Cave, Pictured Rocks
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
August 6, 1860
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite on paper
Paper/Support:
Portrait; double- sided
0,145-0,155mm
Machine made wove paper; smooth mat surface, cafe au lait brown, tinted in vat, main image on the top side of the paper, second image on the wire side; fiber direction follows the height of the object. In transmitted light relatively even dense structure is visible, suggesting a rather short fibered furnish. The verso of the support contains the PR half of a line sketch that continues on 13.754. Same paper as 13.754 and 13.755.
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, "Side of Entrance to the Great Cave pictured rocks" in upper right on recto
Signed by hand in pencil, "T. Moran Aug. 6, 1860" in upper right on recto
Moran, Thomas. Side of Entrance to the Great Cave, Pictured Rocks. 13.758. August 6, 1860. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13758 (12/04/2014).
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