Payday, beyond Maravatio / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Payday, beyond Maravatio; Pay day Beyon Maravatio

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

February 12, 1883

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite with watercolor on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.084- 0.090 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, very thin, light cream in color. Short fibers are evenly dispersed in a uniform pattern, visible in transmitted light. Same paper as 0246.811, 1346.818, 0246.821.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.806

Previous Number(s):

1346.806; 31980

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Image:

Height: 5 55/64in. (14.9cm)
Width: 8 25/64in. (21.3cm)

Mat:

Height: 12 1/64in. (30.5cm)
Width: 15 63/64in. (40.6cm)

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, "Pay day Beyon Maravatio Monday 12 Feb 1883" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Mill" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "yellow field" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "5." in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed in pencil, "T.M." in upper right on recto

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blue, buildings, fields (land), hats, hills, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (representations), male artist, Maravatío, México, mill, mountains, people, red, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, town

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Moran, Thomas. Payday, beyond Maravatio. 13.806. February 12, 1883. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13806 (11/13/2014).

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Payday, beyond Maravatio / Thomas Moran

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Marks and Inscriptions

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