Print A: Mountain Landscape / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Intriguing set of photogravures, some are enhanced with gouache and/or graphite--see in particular 1616.633.E. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 4.11.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print A: Mountain Landscape

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Unknown (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

circa 1900

Materials/Techniques:

ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided Primary support is adhered to secondary. Secondary support: 1.535- 1.842 mm The primary support is cream, wove paper with a watermark at the lower PR corner J Whatman 1900. Adhered to a brown wood pulp artist board.

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Photogravure, Reproduction

Accession No:

16.633a

Previous Number(s):

16.633.a; 1616.633.A; 24092

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 13 1/4in. (33.7cm)
Width: 20in. (50.8cm)

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

Marks: Reproduction of a forested landscape on verso (16.1008)

Inscriptions: Inscribed in print, "COPYRIGHTED, 1900 BY T. MORAN" in lower left on recto; Inscribed in print, "COPYRIGHTED, 1900 BY J. APPLETON BROWN." in lower left on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

black, blue, cliffs, evergreens, gray, grey, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscape (representation), logs (wood), mountains, peaks (landform components), ravines, river, rocks, snow, 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: Mountain Landscape. 16.633a. circa 1900. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/16633a (07/27/2017).

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Print A: Mountain Landscape / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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Print B: 'The Much Resounding Sea'

Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

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