Grand Canyon of the Colorado
Artist
Thomas Moran
(American, born England, 1837 - 1926)
Date1918
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 10 1/16 × 14 1/16 inches (25.56 × 35.72 cm)
Framed: 15 1/4 × 19 1/4 inches (38.74 × 48.9 cm)
Framed: 15 1/4 × 19 1/4 inches (38.74 × 48.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Jeanne McCray Beals in memory of David Thomas Beals II, Helen Ward Beals, and David Thomas Beals III
Object number2006.9.3
Signedin black paint, lower left corner, "MORAN" (with signature thumb print)
Inscribed1918 (in black paint on lower left corner
On View
On viewGallery Location
- L13
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DescriptionThis painting shows a panoramic landscape with fairly dark overhanging clouds. A deep canyon (the bottom of which is not visible) stretches forward toward the viewer. Much of the light in the composition strikes the walls of the canyon, thus drawing attention to it. The view reaches deep into the distance, where several promontories can be seen.
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