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'''''Approaching Thunder Storm''''' is a mid 19th century painting by American painter [[Martin Johnson Heade]]. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts an approaching thunderstorm. The painting is in the collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11050|title=metmuseum.org|website=www.metmuseum.org|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
'''''Approaching Thunder Storm''''' is a mid 19th century painting by American painter [[Martin Johnson Heade]]. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts an approaching thunderstorm. The painting is in the collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11050|title=metmuseum.org|website=www.metmuseum.org|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>

One of a series of paintings by Heade of coastal landscapes, this work was based on a sketch that Heade made of an approaching storm on [[Narragansett Bay]], Rhode Island. It is praised for its dramatic depiction of the threatening mood of blackening skies and eerily illuminated terrain prior to the storm itself.

It is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue, New York in Gallery 761

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Revision as of 10:43, 16 October 2018

Approaching Thunder Storm
ArtistMartin Johnson Heade
Year1859
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions71.1 cm × 111.8 cm (28.0 in × 44.0 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Approaching Thunder Storm is a mid 19th century painting by American painter Martin Johnson Heade. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts an approaching thunderstorm. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

One of a series of paintings by Heade of coastal landscapes, this work was based on a sketch that Heade made of an approaching storm on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. It is praised for its dramatic depiction of the threatening mood of blackening skies and eerily illuminated terrain prior to the storm itself.

It is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue, New York in Gallery 761

References

  1. ^ "metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-15.