Alaskan Inlet
Type:Painting
Year:1919
Size:28.00" x 34.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
PROVENANCE MacBeth Gallery, New York Joseph James Ryan Jr, Arrington, Virginia Peter Brady, his nephew, Arrington, Virginia and Florida
Rockwell Kent ART FOR SALE
1882 Tarrytown Heights, New York - 1971 near Plattsburgh, New York. Known for: Genre, illustrations, graphics, mural painting.
Growing up in a genteel family in New York City, Rockwell Kent was a member of the rugged realist school of landscape painters as well as a popular illustrator and printmaker. His 1930 illustrations... Read full biography
Growing up in a genteel family in New York City, Rockwell Kent was a member of the rugged realist school of landscape painters as well as a popular illustrator and printmaker. His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among his most lasting achievements. He was the first American artist to have work... Read full biography
Growing up in a genteel family in New York City, Rockwell Kent was a member of the rugged realist school of landscape painters as well as a popular illustrator and printmaker. His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among his most lasting achievements. He was the first American artist to have work exhibited in the Soviet Union, a reflection of his Communist Party sympathies, which earned him the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967. This espousal of radical politics caused his career to suffer badly in... Read full biography
Growing up in a genteel family in New York City, Rockwell Kent was a member of the rugged realist school of landscape painters as well as a popular illustrator and printmaker. His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among his most lasting achievements. He was the first American artist to have work exhibited in the Soviet Union, a reflection of his Communist Party sympathies, which earned him the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967. This espousal of radical politics caused his career to suffer badly in the '50s because his leftist views caused him disdain among many Americans. However, his work, reflecting both realism and modernism, has earned increasing attention from American art historians. His subject matter is wide-ranging including scenes of... Read full biography
Growing up in a genteel family in New York City, Rockwell Kent was a member of the rugged realist school of landscape painters as well as a popular illustrator and printmaker. His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among his most lasting achievements. He was the first American artist to have work exhibited in the Soviet Union, a reflection of his Communist Party sympathies, which earned him the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967. This espousal of radical politics caused his career to suffer badly in the '50s because his leftist views caused him disdain among many Americans. However, his work, reflecting both realism and modernism, has earned increasing attention from American art historians. His subject matter is wide-ranging including scenes of Maine's Monhegan Island, the Adirondack Mountains, book illustrations, and commercial art renderings for compani... Read full biography
Rockwell Kent - Art for Sale (5 available)
Alpes-Maritimes
Type:Painting
Size:28.38" x 44.25"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Unsigned
Beowulf: Beowulf
Type:Print
Year:1931
Size:13.81" x 10.50"
Medium:Lithograph
Signed:Lower Right
Edition:150
Notes:
Edition of 150 Signed lower right "Rockwell Kent"
Genesis, 6 Original Ink Drawing by Rockwell Kent
Type:Drawing
Size:3.50" x 2.50"
Medium:Ink
Signed:Unsigned
Notes:
Original ink on paper drawing titled 'Genesis, 6' by Rockwell Kent. Presented in a custom frame with all archival materials measuring 5 ½ x 4 ? inches. Image size is 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches.
Whitehead Monhegan
Type:Painting
Size:12.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
TO BE SOLD JULY 25 AT THE COUER D'ALENE ART AUCTION-RENO! Estimate $30,000-50,000. Now taking consignments for our auctions. For more information or catalog orders please call or visit www.cdaartauction.com.