"Threatening" reflects George Inness's recurring fascination with unsettled, dramatic weather, rendered in the soft, atmospheric brushwork of his mature style rather than the sharply detailed panoramas of the earlier Hudson River School. The painting's moody, darkening sky exemplifies Inness's belief, shaped by his Swedenborgian religious convictions, that landscape painting should evoke emotional and spiritual feeling rather than simply record a scene.
Printed with archival giclée inks on smooth, acid-free 220 gsm gallery-grade fine-art paper; available in multiple sizes.
