farmstead with figures in LRC; hillside with distant mountain peaks; darkened sky from URC

Approaching Storm, White Mountains, 1820s

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Gift of Dr. John and Colles Larkinexpand_more  2009.16.4

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Approaching Storm shows an idealized landscape—here, the White Mountains of New Hampshire. While Fisher’s meticulous rendering of the land and people makes us focus on what he painted, not how he painted it, the brushstrokes forming the clouds are quite obvious. The dark mass threatening a storm hints at Fisher’s role in setting the stage for the Hudson River school, previewing the Romantic approach to landscape championed by Albert Bierstadt and others.

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Title
Approaching Storm, White Mountains
Artist Life
1792 - 1863
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2009.16.4
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farmstead with figures in LRC; hillside with distant mountain peaks; darkened sky from URC