id: 117915
accession number: 1938.67
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The Ruby Range, Nevada, 1879. Thomas Moran (American, 1837-1926). Watercolor, gouache and graphite; sheet: 19.6 x 36.2 cm (7 11/16 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection 1938.67
title: The Ruby Range, Nevada
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creation date: 1879
creation date earliest: 1879
creation date latest: 1879
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creditline: Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection
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culture: America, 19th century
technique: watercolor, gouache and graphite
department: Drawings
collection: DR - American 19th Century
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Thomas Moran (American, 1837-1926) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 19.6 x 36.2 cm (7 11/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
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description: gray wove paper
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inscription: signed, lower left, in graphite: The Ruby Range / Nevada Aug 8th --79. TMoran. / TM ; by artist, lower right, in graphite [partially erased]: The Ruby Range Nevada / Aug 8th TM
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Watercolors and Drawings form the Museum Collection
opening date: 1939-02-07T05:00:00
Watercolors and Drawings form the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-28, 1939).
title: The Most Remarkable Scenery: Thomas Moran's Watercolors of the American West
opening date: 1980-08-05T04:00:00
The Most Remarkable Scenery: Thomas Moran's Watercolors of the American West. Amon Carter Museum (organizer) (May 23-July 13, 1980); The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 5-October 5, 1980); Yale University Art Gallery (October 23, 1980-January 4, 1981).
title: Visions of Landscape: East and West
opening date: 1982-02-17T05:00:00
Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
title: America Draws
opening date: 1984-12-28T05:00:00
America Draws. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).
title: American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
opening date: 1998-04-19T00:00:00
American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).
title: Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century
opening date: 2004-08-15T00:00:00
Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."
Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.
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PROVENANCE
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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 West; watercolors such as Ruby Range are accurate even in their surprising palettes, achieving an almost visionary intensity.
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