Road in a Mountain Landscape
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Thomas Moran
Accession Number
1917-17-37
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Thomas Moran (1837–1926), a British artist who became a cornerstone of American landscape painting, created *Road in a Mountain Landscape in 1875. Renowned for his luminous depictions of the American West, Moran captured the sublime beauty of rugged terrains during an era of national expansion and exploration. This work, classified as a landscape, reflects his deep fascination with nature's grandeur, evoking the winding paths humans carved through majestic mountains—a theme resonant in the post-Civil War imagination. Associated with the Hudson River School Moran's style emphasized dramatic li...