Mountains in Colorado, John Frederick Kensett, 1870
John Frederick Kensett, portretJohn Frederick KensettVerenigde Staten, 1816–1872

Mountains in Colorado

1870 · Painting · 25.9 × 35.7 cm

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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 of the scene evoke the cold, thin atmosphere of Colorado’s high altitudes.

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1967.136.6

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