Monday, November 17, 2008

John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872) - A Few Beautiful Mid-C19 New England Land and Seascapes


The paintings:





Nothing to be said - just viewed.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 17, 2008 at 6:30 PM

    Do you think it possible that seascapes leave me cold because I'm a sun sign (Leo)?


    Alan down in Florida

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  2. nickwallacesmithNovember 18, 2008 at 1:20 AM

    hey alan

    could be!

    grew up next to the ocean - well, a very large bay off the ocean - so for me it's kinda nostalgic

    but each to their own of course

    love the un-peopled nature of these scapes - desolate and remote - my mood today? nah, but could be contributing!

    take care

    nick

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  3. GregNovember 18, 2008 at 11:10 PM

    I loved that 2nd picture.
    I have to wonder how that one and the 3rd "scape" looks now.

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  4. nickwallacesmithNovember 19, 2008 at 12:17 AM

    hey greg

    #2 is my fav too - looks so modern - have it as my desktop pic

    reckon a lot of the scapes have changed since the mid C19

    nick

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  5. marksparkyDecember 1, 2008 at 10:02 PM

    I love his work....they're almost minimalist...rocks and sea. Up close at the Boston Museum you can see that he's almost an impressionist...lots of colors go into his rocks and his water.

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  6. nickwallacesmithDecember 1, 2008 at 11:24 PM

    hey marksparky

    you are right - it's the minimalist quality that i think makes the paintings seem so modern, tho they are last quarter of the C19.

    interesting to hear what you ahve to say about how the works are close up

    i bought a forrest haughton not so long ago - 'quiet waters' - its on my blog main page, right hand column about half way down - another somewhat minimalist C19 landscape - tho close up its still attempts naturalism in its extreme detail of technique

    good to hear from you

    nick

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