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John Frederick Kensett

47 works

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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

Pencil sketch of a valley between mountains with buildings in the distance and trees in the foreground.

North of the White Mountains

1850

Watercolor drawing of a standing man in a grey coat and wide-brimmed hat, carrying a walking stick and a knapsack.

Standing Artist

1840