Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Open 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Buildings by Moonlight

c. 1875

Thomas Moran

Associated Names

Thomas Moran

Artist, American, born England, 1837 - 1926

The image displays a landscape from an elevated point of view, focusing on a cluster of structures with an ancient or ruined appearance. The horizon is low, marked by jagged, rocky formations. The brushstrokes are loose and textured, with soft edges blending the elements. The color palette consists of muted earth tones—shades of gray, brown, and hints of yellow. In the distance, the land rises into dark, rolling hills or cliffs, with a reflective body of water adding depth to the composition.

Download

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

black ink wash and watercolor on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Milch Galleries)
Dimensions

sheet: 13.02 × 17.62 cm (5 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.604

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Milch Galleries, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 83, no. 521.

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64633265

You may be interested in