Rockwell Kent was an American artist best known for his signature, smooth style of landscape painting. Often cited as an early American Modernist, Kent's work focuses on the otherworldly beauty of nature, influenced by Transcendentalism and the mysticism of writers such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Kent also made numerous extended visits to international areas of isolated wilderness, including Tierra del Fuego, Alaska, and Greenland, which served as inspiration to his work. His paintings are heavily stylised, with organic forms taking on geometric qualities and contrasting colour relationships. The artist initially graduated with an undergraduate degree in architecture from Columbia University in New York, and later studied composition and design at the Art Students League in 1900 before dedicating himself to painting. Sometime in the 1910s, he purchased an Adirondack farmstead which he named Asgaard from where he continued to work prolifically. He achieved considerable success in the 20th century, garnering awards such as the 1967 reception of the International Lenin Peace Prize from the Soviet Union, along with a monetary prize which Kent donated to the people of Vietnam. Born on June 21, 1882, in Tarrytown, NY, he died in Plattsburgh, NY on March 13, 1971.
For a more comprehensive biography and for earlier works see part 1 also.
This is part 2 of a 16-part series on the works of Rockwell Kent:
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| 1915 House of Dread, Newfoundland oil on canvas 70.5 x 96 cm © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1915 Ice Floes, Newfoundland brush and black ink over traces of graphite on cream card 12.4 x 14.9 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1915 Newfoundland Ice oil on panel 30.1 x 40.6 cm Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio |
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| 1915 Summer, Greenland oil on canvas 112 x 71 cm |
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| c1915-16 Untitled relief print 17.8 x 21.4 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1915-16 Untitled relief print 17.9 x 21.4 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1915-20 Lone Woman watercolour on paper mounted on paperboard 25.1 x 17.6 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York |
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| c1915 Bookplate for Rochester Public Library "The Leo Hart Memorial Fund" monochrome engraving 10.2 x 7.7 cm University of Delaware Library |
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| c1915 Newfoundland Home details not found Private Collection |
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| 1916 John D. Rockefeller black ink with pen on four separate sheets of thin cream coloured paper mounted on paperboard 25.4 x 25.4 cm (board) |
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| 1916 John D. Rockefeller (detail) |
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| 1916 John D. Rockefeller (detail) |
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| 1916 John D. Rockefeller (detail) |
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| 1916 Three Drawings for Harper's Weekly brush, pen and ink on off-white wove paper 14.3 x 21.9 cm (sheet) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1916 Youth Torn between Love and Desire brush, pen and ink on cream card 12.7 x 12.7 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1916 The Newfoundlander photomechanical reproduction 11.6 x 13.3 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1916 Untitled relief print 14.3 x 16.5 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1917 Boy and Leaping Stag photomechanical print of a pen and ink drawing 8.7 x 7.9 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1917 Clown on a Cart pen and black ink over traces of graphite, on thin coated fabric 13.3 x 13 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1917 Woman Washing Clothes pen and ink on off-white wove paper 11.9 x 12.5 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1917 School House, Go Slow pen and black ink on thin coated fabric 15.1 x 11.6 c, (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1918 The Soldier relief print 11.3 x 8.7 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1918 The Lover relief print 11.3 x 10 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1918 The Generations wood engraving 5.9 x 4.4 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1918 The Generations study for wood engraving pen and ink and brown wash on off-white card 10.6 x 10.6 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1918 Rain Torrents, Alaska pen and black ink over traces of graphite, on Japanese tissue, mounted on card 18.1 x 18.7 cm (image) Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
c1917 Modern School Alphabet:
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "A" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 9.2 x 8.3 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "B" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "C" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.6 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "D" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 6.7 x 6.7 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "E" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 4.6 x 4.6 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "F" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "G" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "H" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 4.6 x 4.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "I" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 6.2 x 6.2 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "J" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "K" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "L" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 6 x 5.7 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "M" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 6.2 x 6 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "N" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "O" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 7.6 x 7.9 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "P" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 7.6 x 7.3 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "Q" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.5 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "R" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.5 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "S" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.6 x 5.6 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "T" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 6 x 6.2 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "U" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 4.9 x 4.9 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "V" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "W" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 7.5 x 7.3 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "X" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "Y" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.7 x 5.7 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| c1917 Modern School Alphabet "Z" brush, pen, and black ink, traces of graphite 5.4 x 5.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA |
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| 1918 The Seven Ages of Man Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC |
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| 1918 The Seven Ages of Man "Baby" photomechanical reproduction 12.1 x 10.8 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum |
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| 1918 The Seven Ages of Man "Boy with Books" photomechanical reproduction 12.4 x 11.1 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum |
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| 1918 The Seven Ages of Man "Embrace" photomechanical reproduction 12.1 x 10.8 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum |
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| 1918 The Seven Ages of Man "Sleeping Man" photomechanical reproduction 11.7 x 10.8 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum |
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