A Landscape after J. M. Müller / Thomas Moran

You may be interested in...

Village on the Lake

Thomas Moran

Fortín De los Americanos, Saltillo

Thomas Moran

The Peak of Orizaba from Esperanza

Thomas Moran

Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

A Landscape after J. M. Müller

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

William James Müller (After)

Culture:

American

Date:

1860

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided adhered to secondary support Primary support appears off-white, wove and thin. Adhered to a thicker cotton secondary support at the four corners of verso. The two supports were then adhered within a window mount with gum arabic

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.399

Previous Number(s):

1426.399; 37226

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 25/64in. (26.4cm)
Width: 9 1/16in. (23.0cm)

Image:

Height: 5 1/2in. (14.0cm)
Width: 3 3/4in. (9.5cm)

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:

William James Müller

Role(s):

After

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Müller, William James

Birth Date:

1812

Death Date:

1845

Nationalities:

British (modern)

Roles:

English painter, 1812-1845

Gender:

male

Note:

Comment on works: landscape

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "1860" in lower left on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "2 A LANDSCAPE. 1860. After Müller. Second experiment, being a copy of a sketch by Müller. 3¾x5½" on mount in lower left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "TMoran" in lower center on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

birds (animals), black, blue, clouds, crosshatching, flying, grasses, gray, grey, hills, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (representations), male artist, pond, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, water

Cite this Page

Moran, Thomas. A Landscape after J. M. Müller. 14.399. 1860. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14399 (08/15/2017).

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.

Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Gilcrease Museum

The World’s Largest Collection of Art and Artifacts of the American West

A Landscape after J. M. Müller / Thomas Moran

You may be interested in...

Village on the Lake

Fortín De los Americanos, Saltillo

The Peak of Orizaba from Esperanza

Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

Cite this Page