Mountains in Colorado
1870
- Medium
- oil on paper mounted on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 25.9 × 35.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-134543
John Frederick Kensett painted peaceful views in muted colors to express a sense of quiet reflection. American artists in the nineteenth century often painted the mountains of the American West rising dramatically from the Great Plains. Kensett, however, chose to paint from inside the mountains, showing successive ridges marching toward the Continental Divide. The dull browns, greens, and grays o…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Orrin Wickersham June
Registry history
- 1870 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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