Print A: Landscape after Daubigny / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching with roulette. Etched after the original Charles-Francois Daubiny for the 1886 auction catalogue of the Mary Jane Morgan collection. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.14.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print A: Landscape after Daubigny

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Charles-Francois Daubigny (After)

Culture:

American

Date:

1886

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

brown printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.175- 0.202 mm Cream, machine-made Japan paper. Smooth, soft surface with low degree of sizing. Slightly mottled surface with clumped fibers in transmitted light

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.434a

Previous Number(s):

1426.434a; 23592

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 55/64in. (27.6cm)
Width: 14 11/64in. (36.0cm)

Image:

Height: 4 5/8in. (11.7cm)
Width: 8 5/8in. (21.9cm)

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:

Charles-Francois Daubigny

Role(s):

After

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Daubigny, Charles François

Birth Date:

1817

Death Date:

1878

Nationalities:

French (culture or style)

Roles:

French landscapist, 1817-1878

Gender:

male

Note:

One of the earliest exponents of 'plein air' painting in France. Closely associated with the Barbizon School although he did not live at Barbizon. His works are often uncrowded scenes of rivers, beaches and canals, noted for their clear atmospheric effects.

Marks and Inscriptions

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TM. after Daubigny" in lower left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto

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black, blue, building, clouds, fishing, gray, grey, hills, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, lake, male artist, people, reflections, rivers, Sitting, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, water

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Moran, Thomas. Print A: Landscape after Daubigny. 14.434a. 1886. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14434a (08/10/2017).

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Print A: Landscape after Daubigny / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

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