Storm - Evening Looking Southwest / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Storm - Evening Looking Southwest; Storm - evening looking S.W.

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

June 30, 1870

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; one sided 0.093-0.100 mm Machine made, wove paper, smooth surface, cream in color. Support is thin and fairly translucent; media applied to the recto can be seen through on the verso. Same paper and top PL tear as 0276.833, 1326.955, 1326.953.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.954

Previous Number(s):

1326.954; 27012

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 7 3/4in. (19.7cm)
Width: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)

Image:

Height: 7 3/32in. (18.0cm)
Width: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

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, "June 30th 1870 Storm - evening looking S.W." in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "very dark Blue gray" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Clear Blue to a dull Red" in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "302." in upper left on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blue, clouds, drawings, Evening, gray (color), Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, male artist, sky, southwest, storms, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project

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Moran, Thomas. Storm - Evening Looking Southwest. 13.954. June 30, 1870. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13954 (07/27/2017).

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Storm - Evening Looking Southwest / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

Cite this Page