Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009250An October Day in the White Mountains
About the Artwork
After railroad service to the area was improved in the early 1850s, the White Mountains in New Hampshire became a favored destination for tourists and artists seeking to commune with nature. New York-based Kensett painted several views, including this distant rendering across the Saco River of Mount Chocorua, one of the most distinctive peaks in the region.
Inscriptions
Signed lower right: "JF.K. 54 [JF in monogram]"
Provenance
UNtil 1967: (Sloan & Roman, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art by 1858?: George Talbot Olyphant [1819-1873], New York 1855-probably 1858: Robert Morrison Olyphant [1824-1918], New York, NY, probably to his brother, George Talbot Olyphant
Exhibition history
John Frederick Kensett. Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY (organizer) (April 13-May 3, 1967). Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967). Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)
- Date
- 1854
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 107.6 x 152.1 x 12.7 cm (42 3/8 x 59 7/8 x 5 in.); Unframed: 79.8 x 123.5 cm (31 7/16 x 48 5/8 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund and various donors by exchange
- Accession no.
- 1967.5
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