John Frederick Kensett (1816 - 1872)

John Frederick Kensett (1816 - 1872) - photo 1

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

Creators USA

Cheyney Thompson (1975)
Cheyney Thompson
1975
Grant Wood (1891 - 1942)
Grant Wood
1891 - 1942
Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865 - 1937)
Grace Carpenter Hudson
1865 - 1937
Gert Heinrich Wollheim (1894 - 1974)
Gert Heinrich Wollheim
1894 - 1974
John George Brown (1831 - 1913)
John George Brown
1831 - 1913
Samuel Perry Dinsmoor (1843 - 1932)
Samuel Perry Dinsmoor
1843 - 1932
Ernest Leonard Blumenschein (1874 - 1960)
Ernest Leonard Blumenschein
1874 - 1960
William Klein (1928 - 2022)
William Klein
1928 - 2022
Hugh Scott-Douglas (1988)
Hugh Scott-Douglas
1988
Herman Rose (Rappaport) (1909 - 2007)
Herman Rose (Rappaport)
1909 - 2007
Mary Bradish Titcomb (1858 - 1927)
Mary Bradish Titcomb
1858 - 1927
Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984)
Lee Krasner
1908 - 1984
Richard Misrach (1949)
Richard Misrach
1949
George Dureau (1930 - 2014)
George Dureau
1930 - 2014
Kara Walker (1969)
Kara Walker
1969
Angel Delgado (1965)
Angel Delgado
1965

Creators Realism

Jean Louis van Kuyck (1821 - 1871)
Jean Louis van Kuyck
1821 - 1871
Francesco Gnecchi (1847 - 1919)
Francesco Gnecchi
1847 - 1919
Wilhelm Dachauer (1881 - 1951)
Wilhelm Dachauer
1881 - 1951
Claude Marie Dubufe (1790 - 1864)
Claude Marie Dubufe
1790 - 1864
Franz Alt (1821 - 1914)
Franz Alt
1821 - 1914
John Steuart Curry (1897 - 1946)
John Steuart Curry
1897 - 1946
Walter Gay (1856 - 1937)
Walter Gay
1856 - 1937
Carlo Grubacs (1810 - 1870)
Carlo Grubacs
1810 - 1870
Fritz Amann (1878 - 1969)
Fritz Amann
1878 - 1969
Johann Baptist von Seele (1774 - 1814)
Johann Baptist von Seele
1774 - 1814
Ben Schonzeit (1942)
Ben Schonzeit
1942
Michael Brown (1853 - 1947)
Michael Brown
1853 - 1947
Edmund Henry Osthaus (1858 - 1928)
Edmund Henry Osthaus
1858 - 1928
Albert Kohler (1883 - 1946)
Albert Kohler
1883 - 1946
Robert Willoughby (1768 - 1843)
Robert Willoughby
1768 - 1843
Francis Prout Mahony (1862 - 1916)
Francis Prout Mahony
1862 - 1916