This painting depicts a coastal scene with a perspective from the water. There are dark, billowing gray clouds above the horizon, and the sky is pale orange. Below, large sailboats are on the dark water, as well as some smaller rowboats and a few pieces of driftwood. The water reflects the ships and the colors of the sky. On the left is a low stone building on a bit of green land, and there is a green hill in the distance on the right, covered with houses and small buildings.

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Threatening Sky, Bay of New York

Thomas Chambers (American, 1808 - 1866 or after)

mid 19th century

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 46 x 61.5 cm (18 1/8 x 24 3/16 in.) ; framed: 55.8 x 71.1 x 5.3 cm (21 15/16 x 28 x 2 1/16 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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