Print H: A Tower of Cortés - Mexico / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching, roulette and drypoint, third state. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.16.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print H: A Tower of Cortés - Mexico; A Tower of Cortez - Mexico

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1883

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.128- 0.138 mm Dark cream, wove handmade Sweden paper; textured surface from felts. Watermark on lower PR “Handmade Sweden“ with central honeycomb image; media located on felt side of support.

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.392h

Previous Number(s):

1426.392h; 18265

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 17 19/32in. (44.7cm)
Width: 16 1/32in. (40.7cm)

Image:

Height: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)
Width: 9 1/2in. (24.1cm)

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 printer notes are present in etching; Inscribed in plate, "A Tower of Cortes Mexico [reversed]" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A TOWER OF CORTEZ" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A Tower of Cortez Mexico 30.00" in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TMORAN 1883" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Print H: A Tower of Cortés - Mexico. 14.392h. 1883. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14392h (08/10/2017).

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Print H: A Tower of Cortés - Mexico / Thomas Moran

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