A Composition. Bay of Naples / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Crayon lithograph with scraping. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.17.22

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Title(s):

A Composition. Bay of Naples

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1867

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided primary: 0.401- 0.404 mm, secondary: 0.187- 0.192 mm Primary support is off-white, heavy-weight wove, with a smooth surface . The secondary support is machine-made, discolored to a dark cream (originally light cream), and much thinner than the primary support.

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Lithograph

Accession No:

14.457

Previous Number(s):

1426.457; 32747

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 53/64in. (27.5cm)
Width: 14 49/64in. (37.5cm)

Image:

Height: 5 5/8in. (14.3cm)
Width: 10 7/8in. (27.6cm)

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; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "1867" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "Lithograph 3." on support in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "No 3. My third litho" on support in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "A Composition. Bay of Naples" on support in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMOP48.3.1" on support in lower left on verso

Signed: Signed in plate, "T MORAN” in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in ink, "TMoran. 1867." on support in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. A Composition. Bay of Naples. 14.457. 1867. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14457 (08/15/2017).

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