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Title(s):

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:

Landscape; double-sided 0,179-0,182mm Machine made, wove paper, dark cream/grey in color, smooth, mat surface, The main image is located on the felt side of the support; wire side on verso. Fiber are oriented along the longer side of the paper. Transmitted light reveals even distribution of fibers and pronounced wire mesh pattern. Top edge of the drawing has been torn out from a bound volume. Same paper as 13. 766, 13.706, and 13.757.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.765

Previous Number(s):

1326.765; 38088

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 11/16in. (24.6cm)
Width: 12 31/64in. (31.7cm)

Image:

Height: 9 11/16in. (24.6cm)
Width: 12 31/64in. (31.7cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

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

Marks: Pencil sketch of cliffs on verso

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Entrance to the Great Cave pictured rocks Aug 6, 1860" in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T. Moran" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T. Moran" in lower right on verso

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Moran, Thomas. Entrance to the Great Cave, Pictured Rocks. 13.765. August 6, 1860. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13765 (12/04/2014).

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