The Force of Nature Humbles All Men by western artist Howard Terpning

The Force of Nature Humbles All Men by Howard Terpning.

 

From the Original Painting in the Permanent Collection of The Museum of the American West (Formerly the Autry Museum of Western Heritage)

 

"With this painting, I am attempting to convey the awesome power which nature can have on human beings. The spring snow melt from a severe winter has created an abundance of water in the rivers and creeks which have in turn created a dramatic, tumbling flood and waterfalls. Two of the men in the painting face the viewer, to suggest that this rock is surrounded on all sides by the falls. The setting is not a specific location, but rather a composite of many sites and rivers. I wanted to create a place that native people might have passed through countless times, but in this instance, a group of Blackfoot men have stopped in awe before the roaring power of nature.” - Howard Terpning.

 

Giclee Canvas released 2004.