Entrance to Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains

19th century

American 19th Century after John Frederick Kensett

Associated Names
John Frederick Kensett

Artist After, American, 1816 - 1872

The image features a landscape painting showing a valley seen from a slightly elevated perspective. The composition includes a stone wall, green grass, fallen leaves, trees lining the right side, small buildings with red roofs nestled among the trees, and a stream flowing through the valley. The sky meets distant dark blue hills at the horizon, with a cloud-filled sky adding contrast. The brushstrokes are loose and impressionistic, capturing the texture of the foliage and the water. The color palette consists of earthy browns, greens, reds, and soft blues.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Victor Spark, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1952; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Sketches by Contemporaries of Frederic E. Church, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

  • American Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979-1980

1980

  • Hudson River Drawing, Falmouth Public Library, Massachusetts, 1980-1981

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 32, no. 228.

Wikidata ID

Q64534854

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