Peter Moran, The Ploughman

Peter Moran

American · 1841–1914 · Painter, Printmaker

Peter Moran was a British-born American painter and etcher. His siblings Thomas and Edward were also painters and his brother John was an important Philadelphia photographer.… (Wikipedia)

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21lots offered2004–2026years recorded94%sold (17)$1.2kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Peter Moran, Going to the Hunt, or On the Trail, Idaho, circa 1880, oil on panelGoing to the Hunt, or On the Trail, IdahoBonhams · $16,250≈ £10,407≈ €14,809Sign up to see
  2. Peter Moran, Burros and Indian child, pueblo scene, oil on canvas affixed to boardBurros and Indian child, pueblo sceneBonhams · $12,500≈ £8,006≈ €11,392Sign up to see
  3. Peter Moran, San Juan, New Mexico, oil on boardSan Juan, New MexicoBonhams · $11,875≈ £7,605≈ €10,822Sign up to see

Peter Moran’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (18 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Herding the Sheep, 1864
Brunk Auctions · May 20, 2026
$1,100Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Farmyard Scene, oil on canvas
Farmyard Scene
Bonhams · Mar 12, 2025
$1,152Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Landscape, graphite and gouache on paper
Landscape
Toomey & Co. · Aug 10, 2023
$189Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Old Talmadge Farm, Georgia, gouache and graphite on paper
Old Talmadge Farm, Georgia
Toomey & Co. · Jul 26, 2023
$441Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, two works, c. 1886, graphite and gouache on paper, watercolor and graphite on paper
two works, c. 1886
Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2020
$500Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, sketchbook, 1876, graphite on paper
sketchbook, 1876
Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2020
$1,250Sign up free to see
Trees at Hook Pond
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2017
$150Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Untitled
Untitled
Rago Auctions · Nov 5, 2016
$1,000Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Going to the Hunt, or On the Trail, Idaho, circa 1880, oil on panel
Going to the Hunt, or On the Trail, Idaho, circa 1880
Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015
$16,250Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Burros and Indian child, pueblo scene, oil on canvas affixed to board
Burros and Indian child, pueblo scene
Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015
$12,500Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, San Juan, New Mexico, oil on board
San Juan, New Mexico
Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015
$11,875Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Wild horses beneath the Tetons, Wyoming, oil on board
Wild horses beneath the Tetons, Wyoming
Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015
$8,125Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, 1880, watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, 1880
Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015
$5,625Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Herding Sheep, Etching
Herding Sheep
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 14, 2013
$500Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Afternoon in Zuni, New Mexico, oil on canvas board
Afternoon in Zuni, New Mexico
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2012
$10,000Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, My Sketching Outfit, Graphite highlighted with white on tan paper
My Sketching Outfit
Sloans & Kenyon · May 7, 2004
$2,900Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, A Country Road, Graphite, ink and wash on brown paper
A Country Road
Sloans & Kenyon · May 7, 2004
$650Sign up free to see
Peter Moran, Cows watering in a stream, oil on canvas laid to masonite
Cows watering in a stream
Bonhams · Nov 30, 2010

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Peter Moran, The Ploughman
The Ploughman1886 · etching in black on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Peter Moran, Harvest at San Juan, New Mexico
Harvest at San Juan, New Mexicoc. 1883 · etching in black on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Jacob Kainen — Open Access (CC0)
Peter Moran, The Edge of the Swamp
The Edge of the Swamp1886 · etching in black on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Jacob Kainen — Open Access (CC0)
Peter Moran, Santa Barbara Mission
Santa Barbara Mission1886 · etching in black
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift …
Peter Moran, The Evening Hour
The Evening Hour1889 · etching in black
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift …
Peter Moran, On the Road to Santa Fe
On the Road to Santa Fe1884 · etching in black
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift …
Peter Moran, Horse, Fort Stanton, New Mexico
Horse, Fort Stanton, New Mexico1877
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Peter Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Peter Moran, Harvest at San Juan, New Mexico
Harvest at San Juan, New Mexico1883
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Peter Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Peter Moran, The Edge of the Swamp
The Edge of the Swamp1886
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Peter Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Peter Moran, Santa Barbara Mission
Santa Barbara Mission1886
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Peter Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Peter Moran, The Evening Hour
The Evening Hour1889
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Peter Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Peter Moran, On the Road to Santa Fe
On the Road to Santa Fe1884
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Peter Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Peter Moran, The Burrow Train, New Mexico
The Burrow Train, New Mexico1880
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Peter Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Peter Moran, The Noonday Rest
The Noonday Rest1877
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Peter Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Peter Moran, The Returning Herd
The Returning Herdc. 1885 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth Carroll Shearer — Open Access (…
Peter Moran, Harvest at San Juan, New Mexico
Harvest at San Juan, New Mexicoc. 1883 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George A. Goddard — Open Access (CC0)
Peter Moran, The Pool
The Pooletching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George A. Goddard — Open Access (CC0)
Peter Moran, On the Road to Santa Fe
On the Road to Santa Fe1884 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of I. T. Frary — Open Access (CC0)

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