Wooded Farm Scene / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Although this work is unsigned, it appears the artist Thomas Moran saved it for years. Nancy Friese suggests it may be one of his wood engravings from his years as an apprentice at the firm of Scattergood and Telfer. Nancy Friese, The Prints of Thomas Moran, pg. 173/Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.18.22

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Title(s):

Wooded Farm Scene

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Robert Telfer (Engraver)

Culture:

American

Date:

circa 1853 - 1856

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.106- 0.111 mm Cream, thin, wove, smooth paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Wood Engraving

Accession No:

15.348

Previous Number(s):

1526.348; 25552

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 31/64in. (24.1cm)
Width: 5 29/32in. (15.0cm)

Image:

Height: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)
Width: 3in. (7.6cm)

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

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Robert Telfer

Role(s):

Engraver

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed in block, "Scattergood-Telfer" in lower left on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "'The sheltere'd cot, the cultivated farm, The never-failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topt the neighboring hill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made.' [Oliver] GOLDSMITH." in lower center on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Wooded Farm Scene. 15.348. circa 1853 - 1856. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15348 (11/25/2014).

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