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View of Niagara Falls

c. 1851–1852

John Frederick Kensett

(American, 1816–1872)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 35.9 x 51.2 cm (14 1/8 x 20 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of John M. Henderson 1999.210
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Not on view
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A horizontally oriented oil painting depicts a wide waterfall. In the foreground, large dark brown rocks contrast with the glint of churning water rendered in thick swaths of pale green. To the right, a steep cliff rises, textured with broken brushstrokes of green, gold, and red foliage. In the hazy background, the falls pour over a ledge, their spray blurring into a pale sky where diffused light creates an even, warm glow.

View of Niagara Falls

c. 1851–1852

John Frederick Kensett

(American, 1816–1872)
America

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