
Thomas Moran Painting Reproductions 2 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

The Much Resounding Sea 1884
Oil Painting
$1068
$1068
Canvas Print
$50.40
$50.40
SKU: MOT-9256
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 63.9 x 158.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 63.9 x 158.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

Sunset, Pueblo del Wape, Arizona 1880
Oil Painting
$1053
$1053
Canvas Print
$53.19
$53.19
SKU: MOT-9257
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 64.6 x 54 cm
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire, UK
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 64.6 x 54 cm
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire, UK

Sunset at Sea 1906
Oil Painting
$1243
$1243
Canvas Print
$50.40
$50.40
SKU: MOT-9258
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.7 x 102.1 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.7 x 102.1 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Dell 1878
Oil Painting
$877
$877
Canvas Print
$50.40
$50.40
SKU: MOT-9259
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 26 x 35.2 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 26 x 35.2 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA

Venice 1898
Oil Painting
$1061
$1061
SKU: MOT-9260
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 35.5 x 49 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 35.5 x 49 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

View of Venice 1890
Oil Painting
$1075
$1075
SKU: MOT-9261
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.1 x 62.2 cm
Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester, New York, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.1 x 62.2 cm
Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester, New York, USA

A Scene on the Tohickon Creek: Autumn 1868
Oil Painting
$1381
$1381
Canvas Print
$50.69
$50.69
SKU: MOT-9262
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.2 x 114.3 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.2 x 114.3 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA

Venice 1887
Oil Painting
$1053
$1053
SKU: MOT-9263
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.6 x 76.4 cm
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.6 x 76.4 cm
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, USA

Grand Canyon of the Colorado River c.1892/08
Oil Painting
$1193
$1193
Canvas Print
$72.08
$72.08
SKU: MOT-9264
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 134.6 x 238.8 cm
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 134.6 x 238.8 cm
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA

A View of Venice 1891
Oil Painting
$1092
$1092
Canvas Print
$54.72
$54.72
SKU: MOT-9265
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 89.2 x 64.1 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 89.2 x 64.1 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA

Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory 1882
Oil Painting
$1001
$1001
Canvas Print
$51.38
$51.38
SKU: MOT-9266
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 40.5 x 61 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 40.5 x 61 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA

Fort George Island, Florida 1878
Oil Painting
$874
$874
Canvas Print
$50.40
$50.40
SKU: MOT-9267
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 22.9 x 30.8 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 22.9 x 30.8 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA

Mist in Kanab Canyon, Utah 1892
Oil Painting
$1130
$1130
Canvas Print
$65.97
$65.97
SKU: MOT-9268
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 112.7 x 97.5 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 112.7 x 97.5 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA

Rainbow over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 1900
Oil Painting
$1474
$1474
Canvas Print
$62.08
$62.08
SKU: MOT-9269
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.5 x 94 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.5 x 94 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA

The Chasm of the Colorado c.1873/74
Oil Painting
$1218
$1218
SKU: MOT-9270
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 214.3 x 367.6 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 214.3 x 367.6 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone c.1893/01
Oil Painting
$1284
$1284
Canvas Print
$72.08
$72.08
SKU: MOT-9271
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 245.1 x 427.8 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 245.1 x 427.8 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA

Valley of Cuernavaca 1903
Oil Painting
$958
$958
Canvas Print
$50.40
$50.40
SKU: MOT-9272
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 35.9 x 68.9 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 35.9 x 68.9 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA

Autumn on the Wissahickon 1864
Oil Painting
$2076
$2076
Canvas Print
$50.69
$50.69
SKU: MOT-9273
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.8 x 114.9 cm
Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 76.8 x 114.9 cm
Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, USA

Shoshone Falls on the Snake River 1900
Oil Painting
$1437
$1437
Canvas Print
$50.40
$50.40
SKU: MOT-9274
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 180.3 x 335.3 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 180.3 x 335.3 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA

Pass at Glencoe, Scotland 1882
Paper Art Print
$48.51
$48.51
SKU: MOT-9275
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 70.8 x 96.2 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 70.8 x 96.2 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA

Sunset, Amagansett 1905
Oil Painting
$1064
$1064
Canvas Print
$57.22
$57.22
SKU: MOT-9276
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 77.5 x 103 cm
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 77.5 x 103 cm
Private Collection

The White Mountains 1874
Oil Painting
$903
$903
Canvas Print
$50.40
$50.40
SKU: MOT-9278
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 28.5 x 40.6 cm
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 28.5 x 40.6 cm
Private Collection

Shepherdess Watching Her Flock c.1867
Oil Painting
$1335
$1335
Canvas Print
$50.40
$50.40
SKU: MOT-9279
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 101.6 x 167.6 cm
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 101.6 x 167.6 cm
Private Collection

View of Venice 1901
Oil Painting
$1079
$1079
Canvas Print
$50.40
$50.40
SKU: MOT-9280
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 76.2 cm
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 76.2 cm
Private Collection