Pass of Glencoe / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Pass of Glencoe

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1882

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.087- 0.089 mm Machine-made, wove, very thin, smooth surface, light cream in color. The media is located on the wire side of the support. In raking light, the surface of the verso is filled with vertical lines formed during the papermaking process (produced from pattern within felt). Same paper as 1376.790, 1376.776, 1376.771, 1376.772, 1376.788, 1376.785.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.782

Previous Number(s):

1376.782; 32494

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 59/64in. (25.2cm)
Width: 12 7/16in. (31.6cm)

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, "Pass of Glencoe" in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M. 1882" in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Pass of Glencoe. 13.782. 1882. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13782 (08/15/2017).

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