![Portrait of Thomas Moran](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/moran.jpg)
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran025.jpg)
The Much Resounding Sea 1884
Oil Painting
$1106
$1106
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran026.jpg)
Sunset, Pueblo del Wape, Arizona 1880
Oil Painting
$1091
$1091
Canvas Print
$52.80
$52.80
SKU: MOT-9257
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 64.6 x 54 cm
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 64.6 x 54 cm
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire, United Kingdom
![Sunset at Sea, 1906 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran027.jpg)
Sunset at Sea 1906
Oil Painting
$1287
$1287
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran028.jpg)
The Dell 1878
Oil Painting
$908
$908
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran029.jpg)
Venice 1898
Oil Painting
$1099
$1099
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran030.jpg)
View of Venice 1890
Oil Painting
$1113
$1113
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran031.jpg)
A Scene on the Tohickon Creek: Autumn 1868
Oil Painting
$1430
$1430
Canvas Print
$50.32
$50.32
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran032.jpg)
Venice 1887
Oil Painting
$1091
$1091
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran033.jpg)
Grand Canyon of the Colorado River c.1892/08
Oil Painting
$1236
$1236
Canvas Print
$71.54
$71.54
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran034.jpg)
A View of Venice 1891
Oil Painting
$1131
$1131
Canvas Print
$54.32
$54.32
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran035.jpg)
Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory 1882
Oil Painting
$1036
$1036
Canvas Print
$51.01
$51.01
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran036.jpg)
Fort George Island, Florida 1878
Oil Painting
$905
$905
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran037.jpg)
Mist in Kanab Canyon, Utah 1892
Oil Painting
$1170
$1170
Canvas Print
$65.49
$65.49
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran038.jpg)
Rainbow over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 1900
Oil Painting
$1527
$1527
Canvas Print
$61.62
$61.62
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran039.jpg)
The Chasm of the Colorado c.1873/74
Oil Painting
$1261
$1261
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran040.jpg)
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone c.1893/01
Oil Painting
$1329
$1329
Canvas Print
$71.54
$71.54
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran041.jpg)
Valley of Cuernavaca 1903
Oil Painting
$992
$992
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran042.jpg)
Autumn on the Wissahickon 1864
Oil Painting
$2150
$2150
Canvas Print
$50.32
$50.32
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran043.jpg)
Shoshone Falls on the Snake River 1900
Oil Painting
$1488
$1488
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran044.jpg)
Pass at Glencoe, Scotland 1882
Paper Art Print
$48.06
$48.06
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran045.jpg)
Sunset, Amagansett 1905
Oil Painting
$1101
$1101
Canvas Print
$56.79
$56.79
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran047.jpg)
The White Mountains 1874
Oil Painting
$935
$935
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran048.jpg)
Shepherdess Watching Her Flock c.1867
Oil Painting
$1382
$1382
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
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 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran049.jpg)
View of Venice 1901
Oil Painting
$1118
$1118
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
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