Half Dome en Yosemite
1887
Thomas Moran didn't just draw mountains; he effectively sold the American West to the public. In this dramatic 1887 view of Yosemite's Half Dome, he uses intricate, scratchy lines to create a sense of overwhelming scale and sublime power typical of the Romantic movement. His artwork was so influential that it helped convince the U.S. government to create the National Park system, preserving this very view for future generations. You can almost feel the wind whipping through those pine trees in the foreground.
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