Yosemite / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Although this sketch is inscribed with the date 1904, stylistically it relates to the work Thomas Moran completed of Yosemite as early as 1872. Anne Morand, Thomas Moran: The Field Sketches, 148/Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.4.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Yosemite

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

possibly 1872

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.277- 0.296 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, blue in color (blue fibers visible). The drawing is located on the smooth side; wire side on the verso. Same paper as 1337.876, 1337.875, 137.874

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.859

Previous Number(s):

1337.859; 27556

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 3/4in. (27.3cm)
Width: 15in. (38.1cm)

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, "smooth." in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "No 8 [end of text obscured]" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "#1077" in lower right on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M. 1904" in upper left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Yosemite. 13.859. possibly 1872. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13859 (07/27/2017).

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Yosemite / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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Evening from Turner's Liber Studiorum

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

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