Conwy from across the River, near Turner's Point of View / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Conwy from across the River, near Turner's Point of View; Conway from across the River, near Turner's Point of View; Conway from Across the River near Turner's Point of View

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1882

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; double-sided 0.283- 0.301 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, blue in color (mixed fibers). The main drawing is located on the felt side of the support; wire side on verso. Same paper as 1376.783.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.793

Previous Number(s):

1376.793; 37549

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 15in. (38.1cm)
Width: 21 1/2in. (54.6cm)

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; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "the old church" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Bridges cross here" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Railway embankment" in center right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Conway from Across the River near Turner's Point of View" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "turnip field" in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "225." in upper center on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Conway. From Turners Point of View. by TMoran. The original picture now in my possession. 1882" in upper right on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "TMoran 1882" in lower left on recto

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Tags:

blue, city, Conway, Conwy, gray, hills, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (environments), male artist, plants, shore (landform), sketch, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, United Kingdom, vegetation, Wales, water

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Moran, Thomas. Conwy from across the River, near Turner's Point of View. 13.793. 1882. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13793 (11/14/2014).

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Conwy from across the River, near Turner's Point of View / Thomas Moran

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