Rockwell Kent (1882-1971)

Donegal

Details

Rockwell Kent (1882-1971)
Donegal
signed and dated 'Rockwell Kent 26-7' lower right
oil on canvas
34 x 44in. (86.4 x 111.8cm.)

Provenance

Larcada Gallery, New York

Literature

R. V. West, "Rockwell Kent Rediscovered," American Art Review, vol.iv, no. 3, December 1977, pp. 84-93, 130-37, p. 135, illus.

Exhibited

Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, An Enkindled Eye: The Paintings of Rockwell Kent, June 1985-March 1986, no. 52

Lot Essay

Richard V. West has written, "In Donegal, painted in Ireland in 1926 or 1927, the role of the figure is more enigmatic. Kent was fascinated by Celtic history and the monuments of the Druids; hence, the figure-- which may simply be that of a woman with a shawl -- operates here on a symbolic level, brooding over the landscape, while at the same time being absorbed into it." ("Rockwell Kent Reconsidered," p. 134)

This painting will be included in Richard V. West's forthcoming volume, The Paintings of Rockwell Kent: A Catalogue Raisonné.

This painting will be included in The Paintings of Rockwell Kent: The Catalogue Raisonné, currently being compiled by Scott R. Ferris.