Print B: Landscape after Inness / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching with roulette. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.10.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print B: Landscape after Inness

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

George Inness (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1888

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided Primary: 0.270- 0.280 mm; Secondary: 0.387- 0.396 m Primary support is cream, machine-made Japan paper. Smooth, soft surface with low degree of sizing. Slightly mottled surface with clumped fibers in transmitted light. The secondary support is a slightly lighter cream shade, much smoother surface than primary support; wove and machine-made

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.455b

Previous Number(s):

1426.455b; 25734

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 11 59/64in. (30.3cm)
Width: 15 7/16in. (39.2cm)

Image:

Height: 5 1/8in. (13.0cm)
Width: 7 1/8in. (18.1cm)

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

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

George Inness Sr.

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Inness, George, Sr.

Birth Date:

1825

Death Date:

1894

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1825-1894

Gender:

male

Events:

honors
1899

Note:

Comment on works: Landscapes

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed in print in ink, "63 LANDSCAPE. 1888. After Geo. Inness. A combination of mezzotint and acid line admirably calculated to reproduce the rich color scheme of the original picture. Five copies for sale - - - - - - - @ 5.00 5 1/8 x 7 1/8" in upper left on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Print B: Landscape after Inness. 14.455b. 1888. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14455b (08/10/2017).

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Print B: Landscape after Inness / Thomas Moran

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