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Summit of the Sierras

Thomas Moran · 1872/75

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Artist

Thomas Moran
American, born England, 1837-1926

Date

1872/75

Type

Drawing & watercolour

Medium

Gouache over graphite, on cream laid paper

Size

36 × 25 cm (14 3/16 × 9 7/8 in.)

Place

United States

Period

19th century

Main colour

Grey · lightness 50, colourfulness 8

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Byron Harvey. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules