Thomas Moran

American · 1837–1926 · Painter, Printmaker

Thomas Moran was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains. Moran and his family, wife Mary Nimmo… (Wikipedia)

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Thomas Moran was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains. Moran and his family, wife Mary Nimmo Moran and daughter Ruth, took residence in New York where he obtained work as an artist. He was a younger brother of the noted marine artist Edward Moran, with whom he shared a studio.

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Born 1837, BoltonDied 1926, Santa BarbaraOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q983441 ↗ULAN 500015257 ↗Museum works 23

Hudson River school

Also known as Attr. Thomas Moran, Moran, Thomas Yellostone Moran, thos. moran

Works in museum collections

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

Thomas Moran, The Much Resounding Sea — **The Much Resounding Sea**1884 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Avalon Foundation — Open Acc…

Thomas Moran, Green River Cliffs, Wyoming — **Green River Cliffs, Wyoming**1881 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Milligan and Thomson Familie…

Thomas Moran, The Juniata, Evening — **The Juniata, Evening**1864 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Max and Heidi Berry and Ann and …

Thomas Moran, View of Venice — **View of Venice**1888 · watercolor and gouache on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Bequest of James Pa…

Thomas Moran, Mountain of the Holy Cross — **Mountain of the Holy Cross**1890 · watercolor and gouache over graphite on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Avalon Fund, Florian Carr Fund, Barbara …

Thomas Moran, Niagara—From the Canadian Side — **Niagara—From the Canadian Side**1885 · etching printed in brown on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Jacob Kainen — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Moran, Lierna — **Lierna**1867
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Moran, Colburn's Butte, South Utah — **Colburn's Butte, South Utah**1873
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Moran, The Teton Range — **The Teton Range**1897
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Moran, The Grand Canyon: Head of the Old Hance Trail — **The Grand Canyon: Head of the Old Hance Trail**1892
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Moran, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Wyoming — **Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Wyoming**1906
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
CC0 · Thomas Moran, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Thomas Moran, Fort George Island, Florida — **Fort George Island, Florida**1878 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Moran, Summit of the Sierras — **Summit of the Sierras**1872/75 · Gouache over graphite, on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Byron Harvey — public domain (CC0)

Thomas Moran, Beverly N.J. — **Beverly N.J.**1880/89 · Watercolor on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Olivia Shaler Swan Fund income — public domain (CC0)

Thomas Moran, Sunrise—The Pond, East Hampton — **Sunrise—The Pond, East Hampton**1883 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Frederick W. Renshaw — public domain (CC0)

Thomas Moran, Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe, Scotland — **Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe, Scotland**1888 · Etching and mezzotint in black on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Thomas Moran, Half-Dome, View from Moran Point — **Half-Dome, View from Moran Point**1887 · Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Thomas Moran, The Coyote - Arizona — **The Coyote - Arizona**1880 · Etching, drypoint, roulette, and sandpaper on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Thomas Moran, Smelting Works at Denver — **Smelting Works at Denver**1892 · watercolor and gouache
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Bur…

Thomas Moran, The Ruby Range, Nevada — **The Ruby Range, Nevada**1879 · watercolor, gouache and graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Bur…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Thomas Moran

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