Landscape; single-sided
0.088- 0.091 mm
Laid, machine-made, ribbed surface, dark cream in color. "The Century, 109 East Fifteenth Street" stamped in black ink on the upper PR corner of recto. A partial watermark is visible at the lower PR edge (not legible). Same paper as 1336.914.
"Thomas Moran, landscape painter, etcher, engraver, lithographer. Born February 12, 1837, at Bolton Lancashire (England) accompanied his family to Maryland in 1844, and studied painting with his brother Edward in Philadelphia during the mid-1850. In 1862 the two Moran’s' went to England for further study and came under the influence of Turner. Thomas visited Europe again in the same decade and several times in the later years. His fame rests largely on his large paintings of scenes in the Far West, including Yellowstone Park, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. His home was in Philadelphia until 1872 when he moved to Newark (N.J.) and shortly after to NYC. In 1916 he moved to Santa Barbara (Cal.) where he died on August 26, 1926."
Role(s):
Artist
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
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
Claude was a very prolific painter, and was considered the greatest of ideal landscape painters. He was born of peasants Jean and Anne (or Idatte) Gellée in the village of Champagne, then in the independent duchy of Lorraine. Due to an inaccurate inscription, his birth date was long believed to be 1600, but it is now believed to be 1604. His early training is uncertain, but it seems as if he went to Rome at age 13 or so, perhaps as a pastry cook, and then probably went to Naples, where he studied painting. He was highly regarded as an artist. His landscapes depict an image of nature more beautiful and better ordered than nature itself, often including pastoral scenes with shepherds guarding their flocks. He refined the theme, first seen in Venetian painting around 1510, by using light as the principal means both of unifying the composition and of lending beauty to the landscape. His popular works embodied the courtly values of 'high finish' and decorum; among his most important patrons were members of the European nobility and higher clergy. French landscape painter. Comment on works: Landscapes; Marine; Painter.
Related People:
Angeluccio, teacher of - person Italian painter, born ca. 1620-1625
Desiderii, Gian Domenico, teacher of - person Italian painter, born ca. 1620-died after 1664
Desiderii, Giovanni Domenico, teacher of - person Italian painter, 1623-1667
Wals, Goffredo, student of - person German painter and printmaker, ca. 1605-ca. 1638, active in Italy
Orsini, Paolo Giordano, II, patron was - person Italian patron, poet, and amateur artist, 1591-1656
Swanevelt, Herman van, collaborated with - person Dutch painter, printmaker, ca. 1600-1665, active in France and Italy
Deruet, Claude, worked with - person French painter, decorative artist, and engraver, 1588-1660
Tassi, Agostino, assistant of - person Italian painter, ca. 1579-1644
Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed in print in ink, "THE CENTURY, 109 EAST FIFTEENTH STREET." in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Robbers. Claude Ap 16th 1883" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "327. [2 overwritten by 7]" in upper left on verso
Signed by hand in pencil, "T. Moran." in lower right on recto
