The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
French Alps
1925
(American, 1882–1971)
Sheet: 26 x 35.9 cm (10 1/4 x 14 1/8 in.)
© Courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum/Estate of Sally Kent Gordon.
Location: not on view
Description
Rockwell Kent studied painting with Robert Henri, alongside such figures as George Bellows and Edward Hopper. However, he is best known today for his prints and book illustrations. This watercolor was made in June of 1925, when Kent escaped from conflicts at home by sailing for France and summering in the French Alps. That summer he divorced his first wife and also broke off an engagement to another woman, who married another man instead. Despite this background of romantic turbulence, his landscapes from this period are wonderfully serene in spirit.- American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
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