The Ruby Range, Nevada
Thomas Moran · 1879 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Thomas Moran is especially well known for his sweeping views of remote areas in the American West. A gifted watercolorist who was deeply influenced by J. M. W. Turner, Moran found a realistic equivalent for the Englishman’s art in the strange hues of the mountains of Wyoming and Nevada, the bubbling springs and vaporous geysers of Yellowstone, and the fantastic rock formations of Arizona. Although he enjoyed dramatic effects, Moran did not exaggerate the spectacular landscapes of the American West; watercolors such as Ruby Range are accurate even in their surprising palettes, achieving an almost visionary intensity.
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- Maker
- Thomas Moran (American, born England, 1837–1926)
- Date
- 1879
- Medium
- watercolor, gouache and graphite
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 19.6 x 36.2 cm (7 11/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- America
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
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