Sketch of Mount Washington

1851

John Frederick Kensett

Artist, American, 1816 - 1872

Artwork overview

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Wilson Corcoran [1798-1888], Washington, by 1857;[1] gift 10 May 1869 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] See Charles Lanman, Catalogue of W.W. Corcoran's Private Gallery, Washington, 1857: no. 56.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1945

  • Loan to display at The White House, Washington, 25 May 1945-28 April 1948.

1951

  • American Landscape Paintings from Kensett to the Present, Howard University, Washington, 1951.

1978

  • The American Landscape Tradition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1978, unpublished checklist.

1981

  • The White Mountains: Place and Preceptions, University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire, Durham; New-York Historical Society; Dartmouth College Museum and Galleries, Hanover, 1980-1981.

Bibliography

1857

  • Lanman, Charles. Catalogue of W.W. Corcoran's Gallery. Washington, 1857: 14, no. 56.

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, 2011: 20, 305, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q46628153

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