Pikes Peak from the Bluffs East of Colorado Springs; pikes peak from the Bluffs east of C. springs
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
January 3, 1893
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite on paper
Paper/Support:
Landscape; single-sided
0.138- 0.139 mm
Machine-made, laid, ribbed surface, cream in color. Chain lines run horizontally; parallel to the top and bottom edges, The laid lines are very thick compared to the chain lines. A large watermark rests on the PL half of the recto and reads “Seaside Linen“ with an image of a seahorse and a shell.
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
Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "pikes peak from the Bluffs east of C. springs Jan 3rd 1893" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "cameron peak line" in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "No. 150." in upper left on verso
Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in upper right on recto
Moran, Thomas. Pikes Peak from the Bluffs East of Colorado Springs. 13.848. January 3, 1893. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13848 (11/13/2014).
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