Print B: 'The Resounding Sea' / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching, drypoint and roulette with selective wiping, second state. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.17.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print B: 'The Resounding Sea'

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1880

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.186- 0.193 mm Cream, wove handmade Sweden paper; textured surface from felts. Handmade Sweden watermark at the lower PR corner; media printed on wire side

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.419b

Previous Number(s):

1426.419B; 38689

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 12in. (30.5cm)
Width: 17 1/2in. (44.5cm)

Image:

Height: 5 5/8in. (14.3cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

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

Signed: Signed in plate in ink with colophon, "TMoran 1880" in lower left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower center on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

beaches, black, blue, boats, horizon line, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, male artist, Ocean, sand, seas, Seascape, shell, shore (landform), Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, waves

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Moran, Thomas. Print B: 'The Resounding Sea'. 14.419b. 1880. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14419b (11/20/2014).

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Print B: 'The Resounding Sea' / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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