Sketch after Swanevelt / Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

Sketch after Swanevelt

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Herman van Swanevelt (After)

Culture:

American

Date:

mid-19th century - early 20th century

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; double-sided 0.089- 0.090 mm Laid, machine-made, ribbed surface, dark cream in color. "The Century, 109 East Fifteenth Street" letter pressed 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 1316.826.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Ink Drawing

Accession No:

13.914

Previous Number(s):

1336.914; 30732

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 8 15/64in. (20.9cm)
Width: 5 1/4in. (13.3cm)

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

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Herman van Swanevelt

Role(s):

After

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Swanevelt, Herman van

Birth Date:

1590

Death Date:

1665

Nationalities:

Dutch (culture or style)

Roles:

Dutch painter, printmaker, ca. 1600-1665, active in France and Italy

Gender:

male

Note:

Herman van Swanevelt was in Paris in 1623 and lived in Rome from 1629 to 1638. He studied under Claude Lorraine and took the name Eremita. In 1646 he was again in Paris, in 1649 in Woerden and in 1652 in Paris, where he became a member of the academy of fine arts the following year. Comment on works: Landscapes.

Marks and Inscriptions

Marks: Pencil sketch of an obelisk and columned structure on verso

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed in print in ink, "THE CENTURY, 109 EAST FIFTEENTH STREET." in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "Swanevelt, Royal Col. D." in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "358." in upper left on verso

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Moran, Thomas. Sketch after Swanevelt. 13.914. mid-19th century - early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13914 (03/21/2019).

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