Thomas Moran: career timeline
American · 1837–1926 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 56 of 103 lots (56% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | $83.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1860s | 4 | 4 | $30.9kSign up | Oil |
| 1870s | 8 | 8 | $94.9kSign up | Oil |
| 1880s | 8 | 6 | $17.8kSign up | Etching |
| 1890s | 7 | 6 | $80kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1900s | 15 | 15 | $180kSign up | Oil |
| 1910s | 11 | 10 | $90kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | $454kSign up | Oil |
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1850s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $83.3kSign up
- Average
- $83.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 30 in (51 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1856 View of Burlington, New Jersey$83.3kSign up
1860s 4 works
1870s 8 works
- Sold
- 8 of 8
- Median
- $94.9kSign up
- Average
- $143kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 11.5 in (24 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Watercolor (3), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (3), Beach scenes (1)
1871 Morning Light$13.2kSign up
1871 Morning Light$25.2kSign up
1872 Hot Springs of Gardiners River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Territory$534kSign up
1874 Island in Cupica Bay – Isthmus of Darien$27.2kSign up
c. 1874 Yellowstone Lake (ca. 1874)$206kSign up
1874 Head of the Yellowstone River$168kSign up
1875 An Island in the Adriatic$11.7kSign up
c. 1878 Beach Scene in Fort George Island, Florida$163kSign up
1880s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $17.8kSign up
- Average
- $287kSign up
- Typical size
- 6 × 9 in (15 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (4), Oil (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1), Sea & coast (1)
1881 Morning on the St. Johns, Florida (Klackner 56)$486Sign up
1883 Green River, Wyoming$1.6MSign up
1883 Morning: Hook Pond and Old Bridge$378Sign up
1883 Morning: Hook Pond and Old BridgeUnsold
1885 On the Welsh Coast$46kSign up
1887 Half-Dome, View from Moran Point, 1887$406Sign up
1888 A Wreck Montauk, 1888, (Morand/Friese #56; Klackner #69)Result not published
1889 Conway Castle$35.1kSign up
1890s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $80kSign up
- Average
- $156kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 14.5 in (35 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (4), Oil (3)
- Subjects
- —
1891 Icebergs$70.2kSign up
1891 IcebergsUnsold
1892 Venetian Scene$1.5kSign up
1895 The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone$556kSign up
1895 Avalanche in Cottonwood Canyon$78.4kSign up
1896 Venetian Scene$81.6kSign up
1899 Venice (The Splendor of Venice)$150kSign up
1900s 15 works
- Sold
- 15 of 15
- Median
- $180kSign up
- Average
- $365kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 30 in (51 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (12), Watercolor (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (3), Sunsets & night (3), Landscapes (1)
1902 The Rock of Acoma, New Mexico$424kSign up
1902 Passing Shower, Venice$54.6kSign up
1902 The Rock of Acoma, New Mexico$480kSign up
1903 Maravatio, Mexico$4.8kSign up · sold 2×
1904 Teoloyucan, Mexico (aka Teolaucan)$72kSign up
1905 Feudal Castle$202kSign up
1905 'The Grand Canal, Venice'$91.5kSign up
1905 Tower Ruins in a Landscape$11.5kSign up
1905 Sunset, Amagansett$431kSign up
1906 On the Hance Trail-Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona$725kSign up
1906 The Hance Trail-Grand Canyon of the Colorado River$1.1MSign up
1907 Pacific Sunset$180kSign up
Show 3 more (1900s)
1910s 11 works
- Sold
- 10 of 11
- Median
- $90kSign up
- Average
- $341kSign up
- Typical size
- 25 × 22 in (64 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (9), Lithograph (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Sea & coast (2)
1912 The Grand Canyon of Arizona from Hermit Rim Road$3.9kSign up
1912 Coast of Monterey, California$424kSign up
1912 The Grand Canyon of Arizona, from Hermit Rim Road, 1912$2.5kSign up
1912 Breaking Waves and Distant Steamer - 1912Unsold
1912 The Eternal Snows of Mt. Moran$1.9MSign up
1915 Santa Maria della Salute, Venice$172kSign up
1916 The Magic Pool$115kSign up
1916 A View of Doge's Palace$65kSign up
1917 The Rio Virgin, Southern Utah$651kSign up
1918 Border Gardens, Mexico$39.3kSign up
1919 Caledonia, Stern and Wild$34kSign up
1920s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $454kSign up
- Average
- $454kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 40 in (76 × 102 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1)
1920 Monterey Coast$454kSign up
Creation date not recorded
44 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 7 works
- Sold
- 3 of 7
- Median
- $63.3kSign up
- Average
- $113kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 19.5 in (34 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1), Sunsets & night (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2004 Windmill at BridgehamptonUnsold
sold 2004 A Woodland Stroll$22.4kSign up
sold 2005 Windmill at BridgehamptonUnsold
sold 2007 Windmill at BridgehamptonUnsold
sold 2008 Green River, Wyoming$63.3kSign up
sold 2008 Evening After Rain, Fontainebleau$253kSign up
Show 1 more (2000s)
sold 2009 Windmill in LandscapeUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 17 works
- Sold
- 9 of 17
- Median
- $13.8kSign up
- Average
- $46.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 22 in (47 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10), Watercolor (2), Etching (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Rivers & marshes (2), Sunsets & night (2)
sold 2010 Windmill in Landscape$10.1kSign up
sold 2010 Iceberg and men pulling skiffUnsold
sold 2012 Nothern Pacific Grand Canyon Yellowstone Park$317Sign up
sold 2013 Fishing Village$13.8kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2013 A View of Mexico$7kSign up
sold 2013 Half Dome, View from Moran PointUnsold
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2015 Cliffs and mountains along the Green River, Wyoming$46.3kSign up
sold 2016 Scottish Highland Scene -Unsold
sold 2017 Venetian SceneUnsold
sold 2017 Setting Sun at SeaUnsold
sold 2017 Sunset at Sea$248kSign up
sold 2017 Scottish Highland Scene -Unsold
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 20 works
- Sold
- 13 of 20
- Median
- $32.2kSign up
- Average
- $84.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 13 in (42 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (9), Etching (5), Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Rivers & marshes (1), Harbours & ports (1)
sold 2020 Castle Rock$257kSign up
sold 2021 Indians at Green River$213kSign up
sold 2022 Portrait of a Man$3.2kSign up
sold 2022 Water Caves at Kanab, Southern Utah$24.2kSign up
sold 2022 Solitude$26.8kSign up
sold 2022 The Gate of Venice -$2.4kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Three Mile Harbor$35kSign up
sold 2022 Solitude, Coconino Forest, Arizona$374kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2022 A Bit of Acoma, New Mexico$87.8kSign up
sold 2023 A Glimpse of Georgica Pond, Long Island$46kSign up
sold 2023 Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe, Scotland$446Sign up
sold 2023 Woman in the Woods$32.2kSign up
…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Thomas Moran auction results →