Lake George
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Although John Frederick Kensett is generally remembered for painting luminous skies and still waters, here his short, brushy strokes convey topographical detail and an atmospheric sense of movement, with dark clouds gathering above the horizon and autumnal foliage roiling in the blustery wind. By the time he created Lake George, the site had been painted by Hudson River School artists for nearly fifty years. Kensett frequented Lake George during the summers, producing many sketches and paintings.
Caption
John Frederick Kensett American, 1816–1872. Lake George, 1870. Oil on canvas, frame: 26 x 36 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (66 x 91.8 x 11.4 cm) 14 x 24 1/8 in. (35.6 x 61.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. W. W. Phelps in memory of her mother and father, Ella M. and John C. Southwick, 33.219. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.219_SL1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Lake George
Date
1870
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
frame: 26 x 36 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (66 x 91.8 x 11.4 cm) 14 x 24 1/8 in. (35.6 x 61.2 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right (first two initials in monogram): "JF.K. '70."
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. W. W. Phelps in memory of her mother and father, Ella M. and John C. Southwick
Accession Number
33.219
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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