More fiery images from the Hawaiian Volcano School . . .a not very organized group who were as free form as the lava they painted as long as it was red and lighting up the sky. . . .

"Kilauea by Night." 1842.
“Kilauea by Night.” 1842. American. Oil on canvas. Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885). Collection of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Kilauea_by_Night%27,_oil_on_canvas_painting_by_Titian_Ramsay_Peale,_1842.jpg. Artwork in the public domain. 
"Volcanic Eruption on the Sea at Night." Undated.
“Volcanic Eruption on the Sea at Night.” Undated. American. Pastel on canvas. Charles Furneaux, artist (1835-1913). Private collection. via  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Volcanic_Eruption_on_the_Sea_at_Night%27_by_Charles_Furneaux,_pastel_.JPG Date Source Google images Author Charles Furneaux. Artwork in the public domain.
"Kilauea Caldera by Night." Early 20th c.
“Kilauea Caldera by Night.” Early 20th c. Japanese. Oil on canvas. Attributed to Ogura Yonesuke Itoh. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Kilauea_Caldera_by_Night%27_attributed_to_Ogura_Yonesuke_Itoh.JPG. Image in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 75 years ago. 
"Halemaumau, Lake of Fire." 1888.
“Halemaumau, Lake of Fire.” 1888. American. Oil on board. Location not known. D. Howard Hitchcock, artist (1861–1943). via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Howard_Hitchcock%27s_oil_painting_%27Halemaumau,_Lake_of_Fire%27,_1888.jpg. Artwork in the public domain because the artist died over 70 years ago.
"Kilauea." Undated.
“Kilauea.” Undated. American. Oil on panel. Charles Furneaux, artist (1835-1913). Image source Christie’s, Los Angeles. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Furneaux_-_oil_on_panel,_13.5_x_19.9_in,_%27Kilauea%27.jpg . This artwork is in the public domain in the United States because the artist died in 1913.
"Hale Mau Mau." Early 20th c.
“Hale Mau Mau.” Early 20th c. Japanese. Oil on canvas. Ogura Yonesuke Itoh, artist (1870-1940). Collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Hale_Mau_Mau%27,_oil_on_canvas_painting_by_Ogura_Yonesuke_Itoh,_early_20th_century,_HAA.jpg. Image in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 75 years ago.

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