A mountain scene by Thomas Cole sold for $1.6 million at Christie's, setting a new auction record for the artist.

Areas such as Mount Chocorua, Mount Whiteface, Mount Osceola, Mount Tecumseh and Welch Mountain were also affected. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing torrential rain, 60 mph wind ...

Leading the sale is Cole’s Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire of 1827, a painting that represents the pinnacle of achievement in Hudson River School painting and exemplifies the uniting quality throughout ...