John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872)
Afternoon in the Adirondacks
signed with initials and dated 'JFK/49' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on masonite
14 x 19¾ in. (35.6 x 50.2 cm.)
Provenance
W.H. Scribner, Norwalk, Connecticut.
Private collection, Texas.
By descent in the family.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Exhibited
American Art Union, 1859, no. 407.
Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College, n.d.
Sale room notice
Please note that this painting will be included in the forthcoming John F. Kensett catalogue raisonné being prepared under the direction of Dr. John Driscoll.
Lot Essay
This painting will be included in the forthcoming John F. Kensett catalogue raisonné being prepared under the direction of Dr. John Driscoll.