Approaching Thunder Storm

Martin Johnson Heade

1859

Oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A dark landscape painting depicts a wide body of water under a stormy sky, with a lone figure seated on a plank in the foreground and a sailboat in the distance. The scene is dominated by dark clouds and water, with hints of lightning in the sky. The artist uses a palette of dark blues, greys, and greens to convey the ominous and foreboding mood of the approaching storm, contrasting with the serene depiction of the water.