Sunset at Sea

Thomas Moran

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Thomas Moran American, 1837–1926. Sunset at Sea, 1906. Oil on canvas, 30 3/16 x 40 3/16 in. (76.7 x 102.1 cm) frame: 34 × 44 × 2 1/4 in. (86.4 × 111.8 × 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam, 32.845. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 32.845_PS2.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Sunset at Sea

Date

1906

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

30 3/16 x 40 3/16 in. (76.7 x 102.1 cm) frame: 34 × 44 × 2 1/4 in. (86.4 × 111.8 × 5.7 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower left (initials in monogram): "T MORAN.1906"

Credit Line

Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam

Accession Number

32.845

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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Frequent Art Questions

  • I love this Thomas Moran piece. It reminds me of Turner's seascapes. Was this piece influenced by Turner or did Moran study with him at one point?

    Yes this is a beautiful work! You have a great eye. Moran was influenced by Turner. He visited London and was impressed by Turner's works there.
    In fact, the studies for this paintings were most likely made in England, during a 1906 trip to Cornwall.
    Oh nice! Did he focus his works only on the sea or did he explore other subject matter as well?
    He produced a variety of landscapes, including many views of western American landscapes.

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