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Hudson River Scene

1857
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 759
The region around West Point, New York, where the Hudson River flows between picturesque mountains was a favorite of many of the so-called Hudson River School artists, including Kensett. The artist painted numerous views of this site near Fort Putnam, a then-dilapidated relic of the Revolutionary War. From his elevated vantage point, Kensett recorded the disparate levels of terrain and varying effects of light and shadow—from the sunlit meadow in the foreground to the dark foliage along the deep ravine and the glowing surface of the river below.

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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hudson River Scene
  • Artist: John Frederick Kensett (American, Cheshire, Connecticut 1816–1872 New York)
  • Date: 1857
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 32 x 48 in. (81.3 x 121.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of H. D. Babcock, in memory of his father, S. D. Babcock, 1907
  • Object Number: 07.162
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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