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Thomas Moran

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1948-56-2
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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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. A talented illustrator and exquisite colorist, Thomas Moran was hired as an illustrator at Scribner's Monthly. During the late 1860s, he was appointed the chief illustrator for the magazine, a position that helped him launch his career as one of the premier painters of the American landscape, in particular, the American West.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (20)

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Grand Canyon of Arizona from Hermit Rim Road

1907 · color lithograph

Sheet: 80.6 x 106 cm (31 3/4 x 41 3/4 in.); Image: 67.3 x 89.7 cm (26 1/2 x 35 5/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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One Landscape; One Seated Female Figure (from Sketchbook)

1905 · Graphite on paper

8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Landscape with Boats (from Sketchbook)

1905 · Graphite on paper

8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fisherman—Two Scenes (from Sketchbook)

1905 · Graphite on paper

8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Flowers (from Sketchbook)

1905 · Graphite on paper

8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Flower Study (from Sketchbook)

1905 · Graphite on paper

8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Venice

1904 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 51 x 76.5 cm (20 1/16 x 30 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Teton Range

1897 · Oil on canvas

30 x 45 in. (76.2 x 114.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Basin of San Marco

1897 · watercolor over graphite

Sheet: 30.3 x 48.1 cm (11 15/16 x 18 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Smelting Works at Denver

1892 · watercolor and gouache

Sheet: 24 x 31.8 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe, Scotland

1888 · Etching and mezzotint in black on cream laid paper

Plate: 23.8 × 29.4 cm (9 3/8 × 11 5/8 in.); Sheet: 27 × 37.5 cm (10 11/16 × 14 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Half-Dome, View from Moran Point

1887 · Etching on cream wove paper

Image: 29.8 × 20.7 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/16 in.); Plate: 32.5 × 23 cm (12 13/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 39.7 × 30.2 cm (15 11/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Castle of San Juan de Ulua, Verz Cruz

1884 · etching

Platemark: 29.2 x 25.5 cm (11 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Tower of Cortez - Mexico

1883 · Etching on cream laid paper

Image: 29.7 × 24.4 cm (11 3/4 × 9 5/8 in.); Plate: 30.6 × 25 cm (12 1/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 48.7 × 35.2 cm (19 3/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sunrise—The Pond, East Hampton

1883 · Etching on cream laid paper

Image: 11.1 × 17.9 cm (4 3/8 × 7 1/16 in.); Plate: 11.3 × 18.1 cm (4 1/2 × 7 3/16 in.); Sheet: 24 × 31.1 cm (9 1/2 × 12 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Coyote - Arizona

1880 · Etching, drypoint, roulette, and sandpaper on cream wove paper

Image: 14.9 × 22.3 cm (5 7/8 × 8 13/16 in.); Plate: 15.1 × 22.8 cm (6 × 9 in.); Sheet: 27.8 × 38.2 cm (11 × 15 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Beverly N.J.

1880 · Watercolor on ivory wove paper

18.8 × 35.5 cm (7 7/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Ruby Range, Nevada

1879 · watercolor, gouache and graphite

Sheet: 19.6 x 36.2 cm (7 11/16 x 14 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Fort George Island, Florida

1878 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 64.8 x 54.7 cm (25 1/2 x 21 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Summit of the Sierras

1872 · Gouache over graphite, on cream laid paper

36 × 25 cm (14 3/16 × 9 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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20 published of 20 catalogued · 10 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
The Met
6 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Basin of San Marco
1897 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Ruby Range, Nevada
1879 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Grand Canyon of Arizona from Hermit Rim Road
1907 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Fort George Island, Florida
1878 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Smelting Works at Denver
1892 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Venice
1904 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Castle of San Juan de Ulua, Verz Cruz
1884 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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