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Thomas Moran

(Bolton, England, 1837 - 1926, Santa Barbara, California)

California Redwoods

1914

Oil on canvas

40 1/8 x 30 1/4 in. (101.9 x 77.0 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Mrs. Alfred Rankin, Mr. Frank Taplin, and Mr. Thomas E. Taplin from the estate of Mrs. Frank E. Taplin

1964.1

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Moran traveled extensively throughout the American West and became renowned for his dramatic paintings of the Yellowstone region and Yosemite Valley. In this work, Moran worked with soft hues to suggest the quietude that the giant redwoods promote.

Keywords
American
Hudson River School
Oil painting
Trees
Woods
Dusk
Forest