Lynton / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Lynton

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1910

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on Ivorine tissue

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.051- 0.057 mm Machine-made, wove, very thin, semi-translucent tissue paper. Warm cream in color with perforated edges on the PL and PR. The word “IVORINE“ has been hole punches along the PR edge (bottom). Same paper as 1377.599.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.975

Previous Number(s):

1377.975; 13105

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 4 61/64in. (12.6cm)
Width: 6 11/32in. (16.1cm)

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

Marks: Paper marked with a hole punch with the word "IVORINE" in center right on verso

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Lynton 1910" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "#1054" in lower left on verso

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Moran, Thomas. Lynton. 13.975. 1910. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13975 (07/27/2017).

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Lynton / Thomas Moran

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Marks and Inscriptions

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