John Frederick Kensett (1816 - 1872)

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John Frederick Kensett

John Frederick Kensett was an American landscape painter and engraver born in Cheshire, Connecticut. He was a member of the second generation of the Hudson River School of artists. Kensett's signature works are landscape paintings of New England and New York State, whose clear light and serene surfaces celebrate transcendental qualities of nature, and are associated with Luminism. Kensett's early work owed much to the influence of Thomas Cole, but was from the outset distinguished by a preference for cooler colors and an interest in less dramatic topography, favoring restraint in both palette and composition. The work of Kensett's maturity features tranquil scenery depicted with a spare geometry, culminating in series of paintings in which coastal promontories are balanced against glass-smooth water. He was a founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:22 march 1816, Cheshire, USA
Date and place of death:14 december 1872, New York City, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:Hudson River School
Genre:Landscape painting
Art style:Realism, Romanticism

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Lucy Bacon (1857 - 1932)
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Peter Blume (1906 - 1992)
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Reynard Milici (1942)
Reynard Milici
1942
John Emil Berninger (1896 - 1981)
John Emil Berninger
1896 - 1981
Joseph Haines Moore (1878 - 1949)
Joseph Haines Moore
1878 - 1949
Carroll James Cloar (1913 - 1993)
Carroll James Cloar
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Duane Albert Armstrong (1938)
Duane Albert Armstrong
1938
David Johnson (1827 - 1908)
David Johnson
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Elmer Wachtel (1864 - 1929)
Elmer Wachtel
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Trisha Baga (1985)
Trisha Baga
1985
Stuart Farmery (1953)
Stuart Farmery
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Robert Watts (1923 - 1988)
Robert Watts
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Myron G. Barlow (1873 - 1937)
Myron G. Barlow
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Ed Dwight (1933)
Ed Dwight
1933
Angel Delgado (1965)
Angel Delgado
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Creators Realism

Wilhelm Porttmann (1819 - 1893)
Wilhelm Porttmann
1819 - 1893
Roman Kazimierz Kochanowski (1857 - 1945)
Roman Kazimierz Kochanowski
1857 - 1945
Heinrich Kasten (1899 - 1966)
Heinrich Kasten
1899 - 1966
Hans Julius Kallmeyer (1882 - 1961)
Hans Julius Kallmeyer
1882 - 1961
Il'ya Semenovich Ostroukhov (1858 - 1929)
Il'ya Semenovich Ostroukhov
1858 - 1929
Jean-Augustin Franquelin (1798 - 1839)
Jean-Augustin Franquelin
1798 - 1839
Jacob Jacobs (1812 - 1879)
Jacob Jacobs
1812 - 1879
Joseph Farquharson (1846 - 1935)
Joseph Farquharson
1846 - 1935
Hans Busch-Alsen (1900 - 1990)
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1900 - 1990
Max Josef Wagenbauer (1775 - 1829)
Max Josef Wagenbauer
1775 - 1829
Richard Godfrey Rivers (1858 - 1925)
Richard Godfrey Rivers
1858 - 1925
Charles March Gere (1869 - 1957)
Charles March Gere
1869 - 1957
Karl Adolf von Graffenried (1801 - 1859)
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1801 - 1859
Adolf Nickol (1824 - 1905)
Adolf Nickol
1824 - 1905
Jean Baptiste Van Moer (1819 - 1884)
Jean Baptiste Van Moer
1819 - 1884
Giovanni Segantini (1858 - 1899)
Giovanni Segantini
1858 - 1899
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