AnnaLayne Ulroan Art Analysis

    This piece of art, "Sunset Cloud, Green River, Wyoming," was created by Thomas Moran in 1917; It was gifted to the Smithsonian American Art Museum by Bernadette Berger.


    Moran used both warm and cool colors in this painting. Sections of the clouds, mountain, and ground each have a warm touch to them. The cool colors of the sky, trees, and majority of the ground allow the warm colors to pop out. The tone creates a lot of depth into this piece of art and makes it look 3-dimensional. The trees have a lighter tone on the right side where the sun is, and it gets darker towards the left. The stream on the left side appears to have a lighter tone which grows darker as it goes further away. The left side of the mountains each have a darker tone. A majority of the ground has a darker tone probably because a cloud is covering where the sun would be touching.


      I would most definitely own this beautiful masterpiece if possible! I would frame this and hang it up in my living room to be displayed to each guest and family member.


Bibliography:

Moran Thomas. Sunset Cloud, Green River, Wyoming. Smithsonian Art Museum. https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/sunset-cloud-green-river-wyoming-110308






Comments

  1. kebatishemSeptember 19, 2023 at 8:57 PM

    Hello Aulroan,

    What beautiful art like the colors and the paintings I agree with your analysis and the source is correct and I like the other pieces of art on the site.

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  2. Grace BurnsSeptember 21, 2023 at 5:41 PM

    Hey Aulroan, the piece you posted looks really tranquil. It has an old west atmosphere to it, and I can definitely see the depth in this painting. I agree with your statement on the use of warm and cool tones, they compliment each other very well.

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  3. Stefanie WalkerOctober 3, 2023 at 8:24 AM

    This is a really beautiful painting. I agree with your statement about the cool colors of the sky and tree line making them pop.

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