An artist with an adventurous spirit, Rockwell Kent traveled widely, gravitating to such harsh and snowy locales as Alaska, Greenland, Newfoundland, and New England for his painted landscapes. Kent set up a small shack to use as a studio in remote Vermont, which he described as a “handy refuge for a frozen realist.” It was there that he captured this view of Mount Equinox in winter, one of a group of paintings that he executed of the peak at different seasons. Although grounded in realism, Kent’s landscapes are not straightforward transcriptions of the natural world; rather, they are harmonious compositions featuring simplified forms, vivid colors, sharp contrasts, and astute design.
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Brunswick, Me., Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Rockwell Kent: The Early Years, Aug. 15–Oct. 5, 1969, cat. 38, ill. 38.
Santa Barbara, Ca., Santa Barbara Museum of Art, “An Enkindled Eye”: The Paintings of Rockwell Kent, a Retrospective Exhibition, June 28–Sept. 1, 1985, pp. 67 (ill.), 10, cat. 40; Ohio, Columbus Museum of Art, Oct. 12–Nov. 13, 1985, Portland Art Museum, Jan. 21–Mar. 2, 1986, and Syracuse, New York, Everson Museum of Art, Apr. 11–May 18, 1986.
The artist; sold to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, in 1923; given by her to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.
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