499761 Storm in the Mountains, 1847 (oil on canvas) by Church, Frederic Edwin (1826-1900); 98.74x86.36 (framed) 75.5x62.8 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The blasted tree was a romantic motif in both European and American painting that represented nature\'s overwhelming power. The painting suggests that all life, like the tree, is fragile, easily destroyed by natural forces. In this early work, Church paid tribute to his teacher Thomas Cole, who painted very similar blasted tree trunks. ); Gift of various donors by exchange and Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; American, out of copyright.