John Frederick Kensett / Lake George / 1869

John Frederick Kensett
Lake George
1869
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Creator Name: Kensett, John Frederick
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1816-1872
Creator Name-CRT: John Frederick Kensett
Title: Lake George
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1869
Creation End Date: 1869
Creation Date: 1869
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 44 1/8 x 66 3/8 in. (112.1 x 168.6 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 15.30.61
Credit Line: Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, 1914
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

Kensett visited Lake George in the Adirondacks on numerous occasions and made many studies of the area (see also 74.7, 74.11, 74.20). This painting is Kensett's largest and most accomplished treatment of the subject, as well as a fine example of his mature style. He has taken considerable liberties with the topography in composing the work, but certain specific sites can be identified. Kensett's vantage point was probably from Crown Island, off Bolton Landing on the west shore, looking across the lake northeast toward the Narrows. The distance has been substantially reduced in the representation, some of the islands have been omitted, and others relegated to the shore.

AMICA ID: MMA_.15.30.61
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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