The Cleveland Museum of Art
Storm in the Mountains
Description
Dominating this composition is a lightning-blasted tree embodying nature's awe-inspiring power and endless cycle of life and death. A popular motif because of these associations, the blasted tree was favored by many landscape painters like Church, who prominently featured it here.
Provenance
Sold to E. G. Merrick, Clayton, NY (in family until 1967): (Eldridge Gerry Merrick, E. G. Merrick II, Mrs. John P. Nevins (daughter), West Brattleboro, VT); Adams Davidson and Company, Washington, DC, 1967; Hirschl and Adler, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
Dimensions
75.5 × 62.8 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
1969.52
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900)
American Painting and Sculpture • America • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery