Thomas Moran Painting Reproductions 1 of 6
1837-1926
English Hudson River School Painter
Thomas Moran (February 12, 1837 - August 25, 1926) from Bolton, England was a painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School who often painted the Rocky Mountains. Thomas Moran along with Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Hill, and William Keith are sometimes referred to as belonging to the Rocky Mountain School of landscape painters because of all of the Western landscapes made by this group.
Moran's family emigrated from England in 1844 and settled in Pennsylvania. He began his artistic career as an teenage apprentice to the Philadelphia wood-engraving firm Scattergood & Telfer. After two years of training, he produced illustrations and works in watercolour and began developing lithographs of landscapes around the Great Lakes in the 1860s. Moran was introduced to the work of J. M. W. Turner while studying in England in 1862, and acknowledged Turner's influence on his use of color and choice of landscapes. During the 1870s and 1880s Moran's designs for wood-engraved illustrations appeared in major magazines and gift oriented publications.
Moran was married to Scottish born Mary Nimmo Moran (1842-99), an etcher and landscape painter. The couple had two daughters and a son. His brothers Edward (1829-1901), John (1831-1902) and Peter (1841-1914) were also active as artists. He died in Santa Barbara, California on August 26, 1926.
Thomas Moran's vision of the Western landscape was critical to the creation of Yellowstone National Park. Moran's pencil and watercolor field sketches and paintings captured the grandeur and documented the extraordinary terrain and natural features of the Yellowstone region. Moran's artwork was presented to members of Congress by park proponents.
At the request of American financier Jay Cooke, and at his own expense, Moran agreed to join the the survey team of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 in their exploration of the Yellowstone region. During forty days in the wilderness area, Moran visually documented over 30 different sites and produced a diary of the expedition's progress and daily activities. His sketches, along with photographs produced by survey member William Henry Jackson, captured the nation's attention and helped inspire Congress to establish the National Park System in 1916.
Moran's family emigrated from England in 1844 and settled in Pennsylvania. He began his artistic career as an teenage apprentice to the Philadelphia wood-engraving firm Scattergood & Telfer. After two years of training, he produced illustrations and works in watercolour and began developing lithographs of landscapes around the Great Lakes in the 1860s. Moran was introduced to the work of J. M. W. Turner while studying in England in 1862, and acknowledged Turner's influence on his use of color and choice of landscapes. During the 1870s and 1880s Moran's designs for wood-engraved illustrations appeared in major magazines and gift oriented publications.
Moran was married to Scottish born Mary Nimmo Moran (1842-99), an etcher and landscape painter. The couple had two daughters and a son. His brothers Edward (1829-1901), John (1831-1902) and Peter (1841-1914) were also active as artists. He died in Santa Barbara, California on August 26, 1926.
Thomas Moran's vision of the Western landscape was critical to the creation of Yellowstone National Park. Moran's pencil and watercolor field sketches and paintings captured the grandeur and documented the extraordinary terrain and natural features of the Yellowstone region. Moran's artwork was presented to members of Congress by park proponents.
At the request of American financier Jay Cooke, and at his own expense, Moran agreed to join the the survey team of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 in their exploration of the Yellowstone region. During forty days in the wilderness area, Moran visually documented over 30 different sites and produced a diary of the expedition's progress and daily activities. His sketches, along with photographs produced by survey member William Henry Jackson, captured the nation's attention and helped inspire Congress to establish the National Park System in 1916.
140 Thomas Moran Paintings
Approaching Storm, Amagansett 1884
Oil Painting
$996
$996
SKU: MOT-9232
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Private Collection
Cattle Watering 1888
Oil Painting
$1014
$1014
SKU: MOT-9233
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Maravatio, Mexico 1912
Oil Painting
$575
$575
SKU: MOT-9234
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Old Bridge Over Hook Pond 1907
Oil Painting
$841
$841
SKU: MOT-9235
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.4 x 76.8 cm
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.4 x 76.8 cm
Private Collection
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 1872
Oil Painting
$2130
$2130
Canvas Print
$50.89
$50.89
SKU: MOT-9236
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 213 x 266.3 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 213 x 266.3 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Point Lobos, Monterey, California 1912
Oil Painting
$1345
$1345
Canvas Print
$58.07
$58.07
SKU: MOT-9237
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.7 x 102.2 cm
White House Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.7 x 102.2 cm
White House Museum, Washington, USA
The Rapids Above Niagara n.d.
Oil Painting
$978
$978
SKU: MOT-9238
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.4 x 76.8 cm
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.4 x 76.8 cm
Private Collection
Children of the Mountain 1866
Oil Painting
$1682
$1682
Canvas Print
$62.41
$62.41
SKU: MOT-9239
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Sunset Vespers at the Old Rugged Cross n.d.
Oil Painting
$1033
$1033
SKU: MOT-9240
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 55.9 x 91.4 cm
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 55.9 x 91.4 cm
Private Collection
The Coast of Florida 1882
Oil Painting
$836
$836
SKU: MOT-9241
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 31.8 x 42 cm
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 31.8 x 42 cm
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire, United Kingdom
A Miracle of Nature 1913
Oil Painting
$1093
$1093
SKU: MOT-9242
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.1 x 76.5 cm
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.1 x 76.5 cm
Private Collection
An Arizona Sunset Near the Grand Canyon 1898
Oil Painting
$1105
$1105
SKU: MOT-9243
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 76.2 cm
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 76.2 cm
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, USA
Summer Storm 1903
Oil Painting
$782
$782
SKU: MOT-9244
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 61 x 91.4 cm
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 61 x 91.4 cm
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, USA
Autumn Scene 1902
Oil Painting
$798
$798
SKU: MOT-9245
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.3 x 60.3 cm
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.3 x 60.3 cm
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, USA
Venice 1897
Oil Painting
$1125
$1125
SKU: MOT-9246
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Fisherman's Wedding Party 1892
Oil Painting
$1110
$1110
Canvas Print
$55.54
$55.54
SKU: MOT-9247
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 61 x 83.8 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 61 x 83.8 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
Venice 1894
Oil Painting
$857
$857
Canvas Print
$50.89
$50.89
SKU: MOT-9248
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 12.7 x 21.6 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 12.7 x 21.6 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Wyoming 1906
Oil Painting
$1202
$1202
Canvas Print
$84.37
$84.37
SKU: MOT-9249
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 76.2 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 76.2 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Grand Canyon with Rainbow 1912
Oil Painting
$1189
$1189
Canvas Print
$63.81
$63.81
SKU: MOT-9250
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 63.5 x 76.2 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 63.5 x 76.2 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 1893
Oil Painting
$1143
$1143
Canvas Print
$51.90
$51.90
SKU: MOT-9251
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.5 x 40.3 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.5 x 40.3 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
The Teton Range 1897
Oil Painting
$1501
$1501
Canvas Print
$50.92
$50.92
SKU: MOT-9252
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.2 x 114.3 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.2 x 114.3 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Golden Gate, Yellowstone National Park 1893
Oil Painting
$1351
$1351
Canvas Print
$93.42
$93.42
SKU: MOT-9253
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 92 x 127.6 cm
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 92 x 127.6 cm
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
Zoroaster Peak (Grand Canyon, Arizona) 1918
Oil Painting
$937
$937
Canvas Print
$50.89
$50.89
SKU: MOT-9254
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 22.8 x 30.4 cm
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 22.8 x 30.4 cm
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
Pueblo at Sunset (Laguna) 1901
Oil Painting
$1049
$1049
Canvas Print
$85.45
$85.45
SKU: MOT-9255
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 75.9 cm
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 75.9 cm
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA