Rocken End in a Storm, Isle of Wight

c. 1853

Roger Fenton

Associated Names
Roger Fenton

Artist, British, 1819 - 1869

The image displays a rocky landscape with an upwards perspective. The slope is filled with large boulders. The horizon is obscured by mist or fog, creating depth. There are no visible brushstrokes, suggesting it may be a photograph with a grainy, sepia-tone texture. The color palette is earthy and muted, dominated by browns and beiges. Rocks in the foreground are detailed, while smaller rocks and landforms fade into the mist in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 17.1 × 21.1 cm (6 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.)
    mount: 31.3 × 40.1 cm (12 5/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.168.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hans P. Kraus, Jr., New York); (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 2013; NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in brown ink: R Fenton; by artist, lower left in brown ink: Rocken end in a storm / Isle of Wight.; on verso, by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: P832

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