![Portrait of Thomas Moran](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/moran.jpg)
Thomas Moran Painting Reproductions 5 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
![Side Canyon of the Colorado, 1878 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran098.jpg)
Side Canyon of the Colorado 1878
Oil Painting
$1184
$1184
Canvas Print
$66.17
$66.17
SKU: MOT-17048
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 113.7 x 98.4 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 113.7 x 98.4 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![Cortez Tower, Mexico, 1883 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran099.jpg)
Cortez Tower, Mexico 1883
Oil Painting
$1625
$1625
Canvas Print
$52.94
$52.94
SKU: MOT-17049
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 87.6 x 62.2 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 87.6 x 62.2 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![Seascape, 1924 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran100.jpg)
Seascape 1924
Oil Painting
$870
$870
Canvas Print
$52.66
$52.66
SKU: MOT-17050
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.2 x 72.4 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.2 x 72.4 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![The Castle Geyser, Fire Hole Basin, a.1873 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran101.jpg)
The Castle Geyser, Fire Hole Basin a.1873
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: MOT-17051
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 19 x 28 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 19 x 28 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![The Glory of the Canyon, 1875 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran102.jpg)
The Glory of the Canyon 1875
Oil Painting
$1263
$1263
Canvas Print
$55.56
$55.56
SKU: MOT-17052
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 130.2 x 96 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 130.2 x 96 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![The Rocks of Acoma, 1904 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran103.jpg)
The Rocks of Acoma 1904
Oil Painting
$1338
$1338
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: MOT-17053
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 58.4 x 93.3 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 58.4 x 93.3 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![The Upper Falls of the Yellowstone, 1872 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran104.jpg)
The Upper Falls of the Yellowstone 1872
Paper Art Print
$57.25
$57.25
SKU: MOT-17054
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 54.6 x 67.3 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 54.6 x 67.3 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, 1872 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran105.jpg)
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 1872
Paper Art Print
$54.75
$54.75
SKU: MOT-17055
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 67.3 x 54.6 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 67.3 x 54.6 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![The Yellowstone Range, near the Crow Mission, 1872 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran106.jpg)
The Yellowstone Range, near the Crow Mission 1872
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: MOT-17056
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 44.8 x 60.2 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 44.8 x 60.2 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![The Main Springs at Gardiner's River, 1872 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran107.jpg)
The Main Springs at Gardiner's River 1872
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: MOT-17057
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 45 x 60 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 45 x 60 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![California Landscape, 1924 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran108.jpg)
California Landscape 1924
Oil Painting
$903
$903
Canvas Print
$63.14
$63.14
SKU: MOT-17058
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 75 x 62.2 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 75 x 62.2 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![The Grand Canyon, 1913 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran109.jpg)
The Grand Canyon 1913
Oil Painting
$1781
$1781
Canvas Print
$57.08
$57.08
SKU: MOT-17059
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 75 x 100.6 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 75 x 100.6 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![Laguna Pueblo, 1919 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran110.jpg)
Laguna Pueblo 1919
Oil Painting
$787
$787
Canvas Print
$61.48
$61.48
SKU: MOT-17060
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.8 x 62 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 51.8 x 62 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![Grand Canyon, 1920 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran111.jpg)
Grand Canyon 1920
Oil Painting
$890
$890
Canvas Print
$51.01
$51.01
SKU: MOT-17061
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 52 x 77.5 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 52 x 77.5 cm
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, USA
![Falls at Toltec Gorge, 1913 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran112.jpg)
Falls at Toltec Gorge 1913
Oil Painting
$1578
$1578
Canvas Print
$55.84
$55.84
SKU: MOT-17062
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 101.6 x 76.2 cm
Public Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 101.6 x 76.2 cm
Public Collection
![Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn, c.1862 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran113.jpg)
Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn c.1862
Oil Painting
$1670
$1670
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: MOT-17063
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 101 x 161.3 cm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Arkansas, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 101 x 161.3 cm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Arkansas, USA
![Fiercely the Red Sun Descending, n.d. by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran114.jpg)
Fiercely the Red Sun Descending n.d.
Oil Painting
$1045
$1045
Canvas Print
$50.46
$50.46
SKU: MOT-17064
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 84.3 x 127 cm
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 84.3 x 127 cm
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, USA
![Opalescent Venice, n.d. by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran115.jpg)
Opalescent Venice n.d.
Oil Painting
$882
$882
Canvas Print
$70.31
$70.31
SKU: MOT-17065
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Grand Canal, Venice, 1898 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran116.jpg)
Grand Canal, Venice 1898
Oil Painting
$1047
$1047
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: MOT-17077
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 36.2 x 51.4 cm
Public Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 36.2 x 51.4 cm
Public Collection
![Venice, 1898 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran117.jpg)
Venice 1898
Oil Painting
$1433
$1433
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: MOT-17078
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 40.6 x 81.3 cm
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 40.6 x 81.3 cm
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, USA
![Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho, n.d. by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran118.jpg)
Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho n.d.
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: MOT-17079
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 24.5 x 35.5 cm
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 24.5 x 35.5 cm
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, USA
![Green River, Wyoming, 1907 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran119.jpg)
Green River, Wyoming 1907
Oil Painting
$1063
$1063
Canvas Print
$52.66
$52.66
SKU: MOT-17080
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 72.4 cm
Public Collection
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 72.4 cm
Public Collection
![Hot Springs of the Yellowstone, 1872 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran120.jpg)
Hot Springs of the Yellowstone 1872
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: MOT-17081
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 40.6 x 76.2 cm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 40.6 x 76.2 cm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA
![The Juniata, Evening, 1864 by Thomas Moran | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Thomas_Moran/paintings-lg/moran121.jpg)
The Juniata, Evening 1864
Oil Painting
$1134
$1134
Canvas Print
$50.04
$50.04
SKU: MOT-17082
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 76.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Thomas Moran
Original Size: 50.8 x 76.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA