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John Frederick Kensett

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Painting of a rocky New England coast with blue sea, small sailboats, grassy headland and a pale sky.

Near Newport

1869

Painting of choppy sea waves breaking on reddish rocks, with a small white sailboat near the horizon under a grey sky.

The Sea

1872

Calm sea with small sailboats, a rowboat with one figure, and a wooded islet under a heavy cloudy sky.

Passing off of the Storm

1872

Hazy landscape of a calm lake with wooded islands, mountains, a small boat, and a cloudy sky.

Lake George

1869

Painting of a rocky coast with a grassy headland, calm blue sea, small sailboats and distant islands under a pale sky.

Rocky Coast

c. 1860

Painting of a river valley with sailboats on calm water between wooded mountains, two small figures in the grassy foreground.

Hudson River Scene

1857

Calm bay with sailboats near a rocky headland under a pale blue sky, painted by John Frederick Kensett in 1872.

Newport, Rhode Island (Beacon Rock)

1872

Painting of a waterfall in a rocky forest gorge with a footbridge and distant hills under a pale sky.

Bash-Bish Falls, Massachusetts

1855

Calm river at dusk reflecting wooded cliffs and mountains, with pink clouds above and ducks on the water.

View on the Upper Mississippi

1855

Hazy river valley with misty mountains, a leaning pine on a rocky cliff, sailboats on the water, and two figures.

Along the Hudson

1852

Painting of cows grazing in a golden meadow beside a calm pond, with wooded hills and a clear sky beyond.

Almy's Pond, Newport

1860

Misty river valley with rocky cliff, leaning pine, distant mountains and small figures on a ledge at right.

Along the Hudson

1850

An October Day in the White Mountains

An October Day in the White Mountains

1854

Oil painting of rocky outcrops, pine trees and a valley with distant mountains under a pale sky.

Western Landscape

1870

Painting of a shadowed forest with tall trees arching over a stream, autumn foliage and a pale sky above.

Forest Interior with Stream

1860

Painting of boulders and scrub on a hillside under a pale, clearing sky with a hazy distant plain.

Clearing Off

1860

Painting of a sandy beach curving along calm water toward a dark wooded bluff under a pale hazy sky.

Eaton's Neck, Long Island

1872

Painting of a wooded rocky headland beside calm teal water under a pale hazy sky with a distant horizon.

A Foggy Sky

1872

Painting of a calm teal lake with distant mountains, wooded shores, and a small rowboat under a hazy sky.

Lake George, Free Study

1872

Painting of a rocky headland with grassy slopes above a calm turquoise sea under a pale sky with pink clouds.

Newport Rocks

1872

Painting of a reddish autumn salt meadow with a tree line and calm grey water under a pale sky.

Salt Meadow in October

1872

Painting of a summer lake scene with tall trees, people picnicking on the grassy shore, and two rowboats on calm water.

Summer Day on Conesus Lake

1870

Calm sea at sunset with a glowing sun near the horizon, pink clouds, and rocky shorelines in the foreground and right.

Sunset

1872

Painting of a sunset with pink-tinged clouds above a glowing golden horizon and a calm pale expanse of water below.

Sunset Sky

1872

Painting of a pine forest at dusk with a glowing red horizon and a dirt path winding through grass.

Twilight in the Cedars at Darien, Connecticut

1872

Painting of a rowboat on calm water at sunset, with dark trees on the right and a distant sailboat under a rose-colored sky.

Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut

1872

Hazy landscape painting of rolling mountains and a central peak, with dark evergreen trees in the foreground.

Mountains in Colorado

1870

View near Newport

View near Newport

1860s

Painting of turbulent river rapids among rocks, with misty Niagara Falls in the distance and a wooded bluff at right.

View of Niagara Falls

c. 1851-1852

Painting of a rocky cliff over calm harbor water with sailboats and a fisherman on the shore under a clear sky.

Beacon Rock, Newport Harbor

1857

Painting of a calm lake with a wooden landing, a distant mountain, and a large boulder and trees on a sandy shore.

Landing at Sabbath Day Point

c. 1853

Calm seascape with rocky bluff, pine trees, rowboat on sandy beach, and distant sailboats under a hazy sky.

Beach at Beverly

c. 1869/1872

Painting of a river curving through a wooded valley, with a tall evergreen and grazing cattle on a grassy bank at left.

View on the Genesee near Mount Morris

1857

Framed painting of a rocky coastline with a calm bay, sandy beach, small figures, and distant sailboats under a gray sky.

Coast Scene

1855

Calm sea under a glowing orange sunset, with the sun low on the horizon and light shimmering on the water.

Sunset on the Sea

1872

Painting of a calm harbor with sailboats, a rocky cliff on the right, and a figure fishing at its base under a clear sky.

Beacon Rock, Newport Harbor

1857

Calm river with sailboats, marsh grass and a wooded bluff under a pale clear sky, painted in soft tones.

View of the Shrewsbury River, New Jersey

1859

Oval landscape painting of Niagara Falls with green rapids, rocky shore, red autumn trees and rising mist.

Niagara Falls

1852

Still pond beneath rocky hills and pale sky, with reddish autumn grasses in the foreground, painted in muted tones.

Almy's Pond, Newport, Rhode Island

1859

Oil landscape of a golden valley with trees, rolling foothills and a snowy mountain range under a pale sky.

Snowy Range and Foothills from the Valley of Valmo

1870

Painting of birch trees framing a valley view toward a distant mountain, with two figures resting by a rock.

Distant View of the Mansfield Mountain, Vermont

1849

Painting of a hazy mountain peak above a calm lake with wooded hills and a rocky shore in the foreground.

White Mountains from Shelburne, NH

1816

Painting of an autumn river landscape with a large tree, small resting figures, and a hazy distant horizon.

Autumnal River Landscape

1853

Painting of a rocky coast with a windswept pine, a sandy path, and small sailboats on calm blue sea under a pale sky.

Coast Scene

1860

Landscape painting of a calm lake, a peaked mountain, sailboats, and a covered wagon on a dirt road in the foreground.

Camel's Hump from the Western Shore of Lake Champlain

1852