Art, literature & history
The Ruby Range, Nevada
1879
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- watercolor, gouache and graphite
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 19.6 x 36.2 cm (7 11/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1938.67
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Thomas Moran. The Ruby Range, Nevada. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
The Ruby Range, Nevada — Thomas Moran. 1879.
Medium: watercolor, gouache and graphite. Dimensions: Sheet: 19.6 x 36.2 cm (7 11/16 x 14 1/4 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Thomas 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 American West; watercolors such as Ruby Range are accurate even in their surprising palettes, achieving an almost visionary intensity.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.