Above the City$142.00 USD
Preparing the gallery…
EnglishUSD $
Coming Squall (Nahant Beach with a Summer Shower)
Coming Squall (Nahant Beach with a Summer Shower) (1835) by Thomas Doughty is a refined example of early American Romantic landscape painting. The composition captures a dramatic coastal scene at Nahant Beach, where darkening clouds gather and a sudden summer squall sweeps across the sea. Painted in 1835, the work reflects Doughty’s sensitivity to atmosphere, light, and the transient effects of weather on the natural world. As one of the first American artists to devote himself primarily to landscape painting, Doughty helped establish the genre as a respected subject in the United States. The painting embodies the Romantic fascination with nature’s power and unpredictability, while maintaining a calm, contemplative tone. Today, it stands as an important work within the development of 19th-century American landscape art and anticipates the ideals later embraced by the Hudson River School.
READ MORE⌁ 7 Low stock
$151.00 USD
Tax included.
1
Secure checkout is represented as a local demonstration only.
The work
Coming Squall (Nahant Beach with a Summer Shower) (1835) by Thomas Doughty is a refined example of early American Romantic landscape painting. The composition captures a dramatic coastal scene at Nahant Beach, where darkening clouds gather and a sudden summer squall sweeps across the sea. Painted in 1835, the work reflects Doughty’s sensitivity to atmosphere, light, and the transient effects of weather on the natural world. As one of the first American artists to devote himself primarily to landscape painting, Doughty helped establish the genre as a respected subject in the United States. The painting embodies the Romantic fascination with nature’s power and unpredictability, while maintaining a calm, contemplative tone. Today, it stands as an important work within the development of 19th-century American landscape art and anticipates the ideals later embraced by the Hudson River School.
