Cattle on the Coast after C. Wiggins / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching with roulette. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.11.22

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Title(s):

Cattle on the Coast after C. Wiggins

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Carleton Wiggins (After)

Culture:

American

Date:

1888

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

brown printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.277- 0.278 mm Cream, laid, dandy roll paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.429

Previous Number(s):

1426.429; 14538

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 7 63/64in. (20.3cm)
Width: 10 3/64in. (25.5cm)

Image:

Height: 4 3/4in. (12.1cm)
Width: 6 1/2in. (16.5cm)

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:

Carleton Wiggins

Role(s):

After

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Wiggins, Carleton

Birth Date:

1848

Death Date:

1932

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1848-1932

Gender:

male

Events:

active (professional function)

Note:

Comment on works: Landscapes, animals

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed in plate in ink, "C. Wiggins" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pen, "GMP 48 66.1" in lower center on verso

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TM" in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Cattle on the Coast after C. Wiggins. 14.429. 1888. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14429 (08/15/2017).

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Cattle on the Coast after C. Wiggins / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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