John f kensett biography

He worked as engraver in the New Haven area until aboutafter which he went to work as a bank note engraver in New York City. There he met and traveled with Benjamin Champney. The two sketched and painted throughout Europe, refining their talents. During this period, Kensett developed an appreciation and affinity for 17th century Dutch landscape painting.

Kensett and Champney returned to the United States in After establishing his studio and settling in New York, Kensett traveled extensively throughout the Northeast and the Colorado Rockies as well as making several trips back to Europe. He is most closely associated with the "second generation" of the Hudson River School. Along with Sanford Robinson Gifford, Fitz Henry Lane, Jasper Francis CropseyMartin Johnson Heade and others, the works of the " Luminists ", as they came to be known, were characterized by unselfconscious, nearly invisible brushstrokes used to convey the qualities and effects of atmospheric light.

Exhibition catalogue. Worcester, Mass. Kensett, December, New York: Century Association, Lake George John Frederick Kensett. Sunset Sky John Frederick Kensett. Sunset on the Sea John Frederick Kensett. October in the Marshes John Frederick Kensett. Newport Rocks John Frederick Kensett. Passing off of the Storm John Frederick Kensett. The Old Pine, Darien, Connecticutc.

View of the Beach at Beverly, Massachusettsoil on canvas, Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Lake George— Lake George — Brooklyn Museum.

John f kensett biography

Lake Georgeoil on canvas,Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City, has been called "one of the culminating works of the American tradition that began with Cole and Durandboth of whom had painted the lake. See also [ edit ]. Notes [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Further reading [ edit ]. External links [ edit ]. Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Frederick Kensett.

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