Orkaan 1835

"Orkaan" (1835) is a lithograph by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792-1845) depicting a dramatic scene of a snowstorm in a wooded landscape. The artwork features a powerful sense of movement with the wind whipping through the trees and a broken wagon in the foreground. The artist's use of chiaroscuro with contrasting light and dark tones adds to the drama of the scene. This lithograph, now in the Rijksmuseum, exemplifies Charlet's interest in depicting the lives of ordinary people in rural France and showcases his talent for capturing the energy and movement of nature.